WNBA · 2026-08-17 (UTC)

Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

35 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 1-attempt free-throw edge for DAL, 11 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 30 total · DAL 16, GS 14 · +2 on DAL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : DAL 16, GS 14 — +2 on DAL
  • Late-game fouls : 11 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : DAL 15, GS 14 — +1 DAL
  • Players in foul trouble : 1
  • Pregame crew context: Near league avg (80-game crew sample)

Foul-trouble context

GS (Home)

  • Tiffany Hayes — 5 PF (Q4 0:28.9)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 80 prior games, 7 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.4 fouls/game vs league 41.1 Near league avg
  • Dallas Wings with assigned officials: 7-4, -0.5 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Golden State Valkyries with assigned officials: 8-2, -0.9 foul diff/game (10-game sample)

Pregame crew

Confirmed crew

Crew chief
#42 Roy Gulbeyan
Referee
#27 Tyler Mirkovich
Umpire
#41 RJ Johnson

Postgame result

DAL 70–78 GS · Winner: Golden State Valkyries

Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.

Actual foul environment

  • 30 total fouls
  • DAL fouls: 16
  • GS fouls: 14

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

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