WNBA · 2026-08-14 (UTC)

Portland Fire at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

26 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 2-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, 7 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 35 total · POR 18, SEA 17 · +1 on POR

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 2 pts
  • Fouls : POR 18, SEA 17 — +1 on POR
  • Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : POR 17, SEA 17 — even
  • Players in foul trouble : 1
  • Pregame crew context: Near league avg (72-game crew sample)

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Ezi Magbegor — 5 PF (Q4 0:12.7)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 72 prior games, 9 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.1 fouls/game vs league 41.2 Near league avg
  • Portland Fire with assigned officials: 2-8, +2.7 foul diff/game (10-game sample)
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 2-6, +1.1 foul diff/game (8-game sample)

Pregame crew

Confirmed crew

Crew chief
#5 Tiara Cruse
Referee
#6 Charles Watson
Umpire
#44 Sarah Williams

Postgame result

POR 84–82 SEA · Winner: Portland Fire

Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.

Actual foul environment

  • 35 total fouls
  • POR fouls: 18
  • SEA fouls: 17

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

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