WNBA · 2025 · 2025-09-20 · WNBA Playoffs · First Round · Game 3

New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury

Game officiating.

NYL 73 – 79 PHX

Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Whistle counts

Total fouls
40
NYL fouls
20
PHX fouls
20
FT-trip differential
+3

Foul-type breakdown

TypeCount
Shooting 18
Personal 14
Offensive 3
Loose ball 2
Technical 1
Transition take 1
Take 1

Officials

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 90 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2025 · since 2025-05-06
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 33.7 fouls/game vs league 35.4 Near league avg
  • New York Liberty with assigned officials: 5-6, -1.1 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 7-6, +0.6 foul diff/game (13-game sample)

Foul log

  1. Q1 · 8:31
    Shooting

    Breanna Stewart · #30 (NYL)

  2. Q1 · 7:42
    Loose ball

    Jonquel Jones · #35 (NYL)

  3. Q1 · 6:46
    Shooting

    Kennedy Burke · #25 (NYL)

  4. Q1 · 3:55
    Shooting

    Breanna Stewart · #30 (NYL)

  5. Q1 · 2:11
    Personal

    Kahleah Copper · #2 (PHX)

  6. Q1 · 1:26
    Personal

    Sabrina Ionescu · #20 (NYL)

  7. Q1 · 1:18
    Personal

    Kathryn Westbeld · #32 (PHX)

  8. Q1 · 0:44.6
    Personal

    Monique Akoa Makani · #1 (PHX)

  9. Q1 · 0:36.6
    Personal

    Rebekah Gardner · #7 (NYL)

  10. Q2 · 9:36
    Personal

    Satou Sabally · #0 (PHX)

  11. Q2 · 9:27
    Shooting

    DeWanna Bonner · #24 (PHX)

  12. Q2 · 7:56
    Shooting

    Natasha Cloud · #9 (NYL)

  13. Q2 · 7:45
    Shooting

    Satou Sabally · #0 (PHX)

  14. Q2 · 6:47
    Shooting

    DeWanna Bonner · #24 (PHX)

  15. Q2 · 6:25
    Shooting

    DeWanna Bonner · #24 (PHX)

  16. Q2 · 5:31
    Loose ball

    Natasha Cloud · #9 (NYL)

  17. Q2 · 5:17
    Offensive

    Natasha Cloud · #9 (NYL)

  18. Q2 · 4:53
    Personal

    Emma Meesseman · #33 (NYL)

  19. Q2 · 4:44
    Personal

    Sami Whitcomb · #33 (PHX)

  20. Q2 · 1:45
    Personal

    Jonquel Jones · #35 (NYL)

  21. Q2 · 0:39.3
    Technical

    Jonquel Jones · #35 (NYL)

  22. Q3 · 8:45
    Shooting

    Breanna Stewart · #30 (NYL)

  23. Q3 · 8:08
    Shooting

    Kahleah Copper · #2 (PHX)

  24. Q3 · 6:06
    Personal

    Natasha Mack · #4 (PHX)

  25. Q3 · 4:48
    Shooting

    Kahleah Copper · #2 (PHX)

  26. Q3 · 3:52
    Shooting

    Breanna Stewart · #30 (NYL)

  27. Q3 · 3:32
    Offensive

    Alyssa Thomas · #25 (PHX)

  28. Q3 · 3:12
    Transition take

    Jonquel Jones · #35 (NYL)

  29. Q3 · 2:04
    Personal

    Jonquel Jones · #35 (NYL)

  30. Q3 · 1:10
    Shooting

    Monique Akoa Makani · #1 (PHX)

  31. Q4 · 8:15
    Shooting

    DeWanna Bonner · #24 (PHX)

  32. Q4 · 6:51
    Shooting

    DeWanna Bonner · #24 (PHX)

  33. Q4 · 6:40
    Personal

    Jonquel Jones · #35 (NYL)

  34. Q4 · 4:07
    Shooting

    Satou Sabally · #0 (PHX)

  35. Q4 · 3:00
    Shooting

    Leonie Fiebich · #13 (NYL)

  36. Q4 · 2:45
    Shooting

    Satou Sabally · #0 (PHX)

  37. Q4 · 1:10
    Personal

    Satou Sabally · #0 (PHX)

  38. Q4 · 0:56.3
    Offensive

    Alyssa Thomas · #25 (PHX)

  39. Q4 · 0:48.6
    Personal

    Sabrina Ionescu · #20 (NYL)

  40. Q4 · 0:17.6
    Take

    Breanna Stewart · #30 (NYL)