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
Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.