FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 20 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 79 |
| GS | 17 | 31 | 18 | 29 | 95 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 95-79, a 16-point margin. The first-half totals were 31 for Phoenix Mercury and 48 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 47. The combined final of 174 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 20-GS 17, 20-17 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 11-GS 31, 31-48 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 31-GS 18, 62-66 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 17-GS 29, 79-95 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 31; the final separation was 16 points.
The first-half margin was 17 points, compared with 1 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Phoenix Mercury recorded 48% from the field, 50% from three and 84% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 49%, 39% and 89%. Rebounds finished 24-30, assists 20-25 and turnovers 17-9. The same team box reports a 24-38 split in paint points and 4-6 in offensive rebounds.
Alyssa Thomas led Phoenix Mercury with 19 points. Alyssa Thomas supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 11 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Janelle Salaun with 21 points, Laeticia Amihere with 6 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 12 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from PHX and 8 from GS. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games behind the conference leader. Golden State Valkyries are 19-9, No. 3 overall and No. 3 in the West, 4 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 1-1 across 2 games and Golden State Valkyries at 2-0 across 2. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-1 and 2-0. Scoring in those short windows was 178-161 for the away team and 186-159 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 1; aggregate scoring was 79-95. The teams are separated by 9 places in the overall order and by 8 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | PHX | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 48 | 49 |
| 3P% | 50 | 39 |
| FT% | 84 | 89 |
| Rebounds | 24 | 30 |
| Assists | 20 | 25 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 9 |
| Paint points | 24 | 38 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 38 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 5-9 | -9 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4-15 | -16 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2-9 | -1 |
| Natasha Mack * | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | -11 |
| Jovana Nogic * | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Noemie Brochant | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | -11 |
| Kiana Williams | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Quionche Carter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -13 |
| Kyara Linskens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Anneli Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Peyton Williams | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaila Charles * | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2-8 | -3 |
| Gabby Williams * | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7-13 | 12 |
| Veronica Burton * | 32 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3-9 | 12 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 31 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 8-14 | 6 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | -15 |
| Janelle Salaun | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7-10 | 27 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5-7 | 33 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 8 |
| Miela Sowah | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |