FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Golden State Valkyries
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 25 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 87 |
| NY | 15 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 70 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of New York Liberty, 87-70, a 17-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Golden State Valkyries and 34 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 45 and 36. The combined final of 157 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: GS 25-NY 15, 25-15 cumulative; 2Q: GS 17-NY 19, 42-34 cumulative; 3Q: GS 21-NY 12, 63-46 cumulative; 4Q: GS 24-NY 24, 87-70 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Golden State Valkyries's highest-scoring period was 25 points, while New York Liberty's high was 24; the final separation was 17 points.
The first-half margin was 8 points, compared with 9 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
Golden State Valkyries recorded 39% from the field, 37% from three and 72% at the line; New York Liberty posted 42%, 25% and 75%. Rebounds finished 36-37, assists 18-20 and turnovers 5-14. The same team box reports a 28-36 split in paint points and 9-6 in offensive rebounds.
Gabby Williams led Golden State Valkyries with 16 points. Laeticia Amihere supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Veronica Burton led with 7 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Breanna Stewart with 18 points, Breanna Stewart with 9 rebounds and Julie Vanloo with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from GS and 10 from NY. 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, Golden State Valkyries are 19-9, No. 3 overall and No. 3 in the West, 4 games behind the conference leader. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +147 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Golden State Valkyries stood at 3-1 across 4 games and New York Liberty at 3-2 across 5. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-1 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 336-298 for the away team and 470-435 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Golden State Valkyries recorded 1 wins and New York Liberty 0; aggregate scoring was 87-70. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 2 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 | GS | NY |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 42 |
| 3P% | 37 | 25 |
| FT% | 72 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 37 |
| Assists | 18 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 14 |
| Paint points | 28 | 36 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Thornton * | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5-9 | 16 |
| Veronica Burton * | 27 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5-14 | 25 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2-3 | 6 |
| Kaila Charles * | 24 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5-10 | 22 |
| Gabby Williams * | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4-11 | 15 |
| Janelle Salaun | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3-11 | 5 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | -9 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 3 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2-3 | 9 |
| Miela Sowah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Ashten Prechtel | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 30 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7-13 | -14 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6-12 | -14 |
| Marine Johannes * | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-5 | -7 |
| Pauline Astier * | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3-5 | -12 |
| Satou Sabally * | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2-8 | -4 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | -10 |
| Rebecca Allen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1-5 | -17 |
| Julie Vanloo | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1-3 | -4 |
| Alex Fowler | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | -6 |
| Han Xu | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 3 |