WNBA · 2016-06-19 (UTC)

Dallas Wings at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

100 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 6-point margin, a 16-attempt free-throw edge for DAL, a notable foul split, 21 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 75 total · DAL 27, PHX 48 · +21 on PHX

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 6 pts
  • Fouls : DAL 27, PHX 48 — +21 on PHX
  • Late-game fouls : 21 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : DAL 51, PHX 35 — +16 DAL
  • Players in foul trouble : 6

Foul-trouble context

PHX (Home)

  • Penny Taylor — 5 PF (Q4 5:43)
  • Candice Dupree — 6 PF (Q3 2:29) · Fouled out
  • Brittney Griner — 6 PF (2OT 1:44) · Fouled out
  • Diana Taurasi — 6 PF (Q4 6:07) · Fouled out
  • Noelle Quinn — 6 PF (2OT 0:59.0) · Fouled out

DAL (Away)

  • Plenette Pierson — 5 PF (3OT 4:20)

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for PHX in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 20 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2016 · since 2016-05-04
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 46.8 fouls/game vs league 44.0 Near league avg
  • Dallas Wings with assigned officials: 1-2, -4.3 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample
  • Phoenix Mercury: Limited team-specific sample

Postgame result

DAL 117–111 PHX · Winner: Dallas Wings

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 75 total fouls
  • DAL fouls: 27
  • PHX fouls: 48

Player availability

PHX (Home)

  • Candice Dupree — Fouled out
  • Brittney Griner — Fouled out
  • Diana Taurasi — Fouled out
  • Noelle Quinn — Fouled out

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.