WNBA · 2026-08-03 (UTC)
Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
89 / 100 Very high
Very high impact: the game had a 5-point margin, a 15-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, a notable foul split, 7 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 48 total · PHX 21, CHI 27 · +6 on CHI
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 5 pts
- Fouls : PHX 21, CHI 27 — +6 on CHI
- Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : PHX 40, CHI 25 — +15 PHX
- Players in foul trouble : 1
- Pregame crew context: Near league avg (40-game crew sample)
Foul-trouble context
PHX (Away)
- Alyssa Thomas — 5 PF (Q4 2:46)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for PHX in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Crew sample: 40 prior games, 1 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
- Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.5 fouls/game vs league 41.5 Near league avg
- Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 3-1, -3.0 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample
- Chicago Sky with assigned officials: 0-3, +8.3 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample
Pregame crew
- Crew chief
- #9 Timothy Greene
- Referee
- #76 Toni Patillo
- Umpire
- #40 Marcy Williams
Postgame result
Assigned crew
- Crew chief: #9 Timothy Greene
- Referee: #76 Toni Patillo
- Umpire: #40 Marcy Williams
Worked crew
- Referee: #9 Tim Greene
- Referee: #40 Marcy Williams
- Referee: #76 Toni Patillo
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.