WNBA · 2026-07-20 (UTC)

New York Liberty at Dallas Wings

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

91 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 1-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for NY, a notable foul split, 12 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 44 total · NY 17, DAL 27 · +10 on DAL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 1 pts
  • Fouls : NY 17, DAL 27 — +10 on DAL
  • Late-game fouls : 12 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : NY 23, DAL 19 — +4 NY
  • Players in foul trouble : 2
  • Pregame crew context: Near league avg (59-game crew sample)

Foul-trouble context

DAL (Home)

  • Awak Kuier — 6 PF (Q4 2:28) · Fouled out
  • Li Yueru — 5 PF (OT 4:23)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 59 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-26
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 42.3 fouls/game vs league 42.0 Near league avg
  • New York Liberty with assigned officials: 5-2, -3.1 foul diff/game (7-game sample)
  • Dallas Wings with assigned officials: 5-0, +2.6 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample

Pregame crew

Confirmed crew

Crew chief
#16 Isaac Barnett
Referee
#44 Sarah Williams
Umpire
#29 Jason Alabanza

Postgame result

NY 99–98 DAL · Winner: New York Liberty

Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.

Actual foul environment

  • 44 total fouls
  • NY fouls: 17
  • DAL fouls: 27

Player availability

DAL (Home)

  • Awak Kuier — Fouled out

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

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