WNBA · 2026-07-17 (UTC)
Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
25 / 100 Moderate
Moderate impact: the game had a 13-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, 10 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 40 total · CON 21, PHX 19 · +2 on CON
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 13 pts
- Fouls : CON 21, PHX 19 — +2 on CON
- Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : CON 23, PHX 23 — even
- Players in foul trouble : 1
- Pregame crew context: Near league avg (34-game crew sample)
Foul-trouble context
PHX (Home)
- Alyssa Thomas — 5 PF (Q4 3:17)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for PHX in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Crew sample: 34 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
- Pregame crew foul tendency : 42.9 fouls/game vs league 42.1 Near league avg
- Connecticut Sun with assigned officials: 1-3, +2.0 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample
- Phoenix Mercury: Limited team-specific sample
Pregame crew
- Crew chief
- #9 Timothy Greene
- Referee
- #27 Tyler Mirkovich
- Umpire
- #8 Blanca Burns
Postgame result
Assigned crew
- Crew chief: #9 Timothy Greene
- Referee: #27 Tyler Mirkovich
- Umpire: #8 Blanca Burns
Worked crew
- Referee: #9 Tim Greene
- Referee: #27 Tyler Mirkovich
- Referee: #36 Ken Jones
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.