WNBA · 2026-08-11 (UTC)
Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
45 / 100 Moderate
Moderate impact: the game had a 7-point margin, a 8-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, 7 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 49 total · PHX 24, LA 25 · +1 on LA
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 7 pts
- Fouls : PHX 24, LA 25 — +1 on LA
- Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : PHX 30, LA 22 — +8 PHX
- Players in foul trouble : 1
- Pregame crew context: Near league avg (58-game crew sample)
Foul-trouble context
LA (Home)
- Ariel Atkins — 5 PF (Q4 0:10.9)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for LA in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Crew sample: 58 prior games, 9 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
- Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.4 fouls/game vs league 41.2 Near league avg
- Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 4-5, -3.2 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
- Los Angeles Sparks with assigned officials: 4-4, -2.7 foul diff/game (8-game sample)
Pregame crew
Confirmed crew
- Crew chief
- #15 Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
- Referee
- #6 Charles Watson
- Umpire
- #8 Blanca Burns
Postgame result
Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.