WNBA · 2026-09-18 (UTC)
Portland Fire at Golden State Valkyries
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
14 / 100 Low
Low impact: the game had a 16-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, 5 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 35 total · POR 16, GS 19 · +3 on GS
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 16 pts
- Fouls : POR 16, GS 19 — +3 on GS
- Late-game fouls : 5 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : POR 17, GS 17 — even
- Players in foul trouble : 2
- Pregame crew context: Near league avg (89-game crew sample)
Foul-trouble context
GS (Home)
- Juste Jocyte — 6 PF (Q4 3:38) · Fouled out
POR (Away)
- Holly Winterburn — 5 PF (Q4 0:48.2)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for GS in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Crew sample: 89 prior games, 6 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
- Pregame crew foul tendency : 40.7 fouls/game vs league 40.6 Near league avg
- Portland Fire with assigned officials: 6-4, +1.4 foul diff/game (10-game sample)
- Golden State Valkyries with assigned officials: 8-2, 0.0 foul diff/game (10-game sample)
Pregame crew
Confirmed crew
- Crew chief
- #16 Isaac Barnett
- Referee
- #27 Tyler Mirkovich
- Umpire
- #25 Kelly Broomfield
Postgame result
Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.
Actual foul environment
Player availability
GS (Home)
- Juste Jocyte — Fouled out
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.