WNBA · 2026-08-10 (UTC)

Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

24 / 100 Low

Low impact: the game had a 9-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, 8 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 42 total · CHI 22, SEA 20 · +2 on CHI

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 9 pts
  • Fouls : CHI 22, SEA 20 — +2 on CHI
  • Late-game fouls : 8 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : CHI 28, SEA 28 — even
  • Players in foul trouble : 2
  • Pregame crew context: Near league avg (54-game crew sample)

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Jade Melbourne — 6 PF (Q4 5:04) · Fouled out

CHI (Away)

  • Azura Stevens — 5 PF (Q4 2:04)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 54 prior games, 7 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 42.1 fouls/game vs league 41.2 Near league avg
  • Chicago Sky with assigned officials: 1-4, +2.8 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 2-4, +5.0 foul diff/game (6-game sample)

Pregame crew

Confirmed crew

Crew chief
#15 Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee
#40 Marcy Williams
Umpire
#36 Ken Jones

Postgame result

CHI 88–97 SEA · Winner: Seattle Storm

Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.

Actual foul environment

  • 42 total fouls
  • CHI fouls: 22
  • SEA fouls: 20

Player availability

SEA (Home)

  • Jade Melbourne — Fouled out

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

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