FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 10 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 69 |
| GS | 19 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 63 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of Golden State Valkyries, 69-63, a 6-point margin. The first-half totals were 24 for Chicago Sky and 28 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 45 and 35. The combined final of 132 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 10-GS 19, 10-19 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 14-GS 9, 24-28 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 25-GS 16, 49-44 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 20-GS 19, 69-63 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 25 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 19; the final separation was 6 points.
The first-half margin was 4 points, compared with 10 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
Chicago Sky recorded 36% from the field, 30% from three and 62% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 29%, 27% and 75%. Rebounds finished 39-42, assists 19-10 and turnovers 8-11. The same team box reports a 32-28 split in paint points and 8-14 in offensive rebounds.
Rickea Jackson led Chicago Sky with 18 points. Jacy Sheldon supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Skylar Diggins led with 7 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Gabby Williams with 18 points, Kiah Stokes with 11 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 8 recorded participants from CHI 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, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 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 -53 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 2-0 across 2 games and Golden State Valkyries at 2-1 across 3. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-0 and 2-1. Scoring in those short windows was 167-146 for the away team and 249-228 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 1 wins and Golden State Valkyries 0; aggregate scoring was 69-63. The teams are separated by 6 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 | CHI | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 36 | 29 |
| 3P% | 30 | 27 |
| FT% | 62 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 39 | 42 |
| Assists | 19 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 11 |
| Paint points | 32 | 28 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickea Jackson * | 39 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6-18 | 3 |
| Skylar Diggins * | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5-16 | 8 |
| Jacy Sheldon * | 31 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4-8 | 7 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3-10 | 7 |
| Gabriela Jaquez * | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3-7 | 10 |
| Natasha Cloud | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | -2 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Rachel Banham | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sydney Taylor | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 36 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5-15 | 5 |
| Gabby Williams * | 32 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6-17 | -4 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0-11 | -2 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 29 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3-8 | -2 |
| Kaila Charles * | 28 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4-9 | -4 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2-8 | -10 |
| Janelle Salaun | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | -9 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Ashten Prechtel | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Miela Sowah | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |