FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 77 |
| GS | 21 | 35 | 18 | 21 | 95 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Portland Fire, 95-77, a 18-point margin. The first-half totals were 36 for Portland Fire and 56 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 41 and 39. The combined final of 172 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 20-GS 21, 20-21 cumulative; 2Q: POR 16-GS 35, 36-56 cumulative; 3Q: POR 20-GS 18, 56-74 cumulative; 4Q: POR 21-GS 21, 77-95 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 21 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 35; the final separation was 18 points.
The first-half margin was 20 points, compared with 2 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
Portland Fire recorded 46% from the field, 38% from three and 75% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 46%, 45% and 72%. Rebounds finished 28-28, assists 19-25 and turnovers 15-7. The same team box reports a 38-26 split in paint points and 8-9 in offensive rebounds.
Megan DiLeo led Portland Fire with 13 points. Megan DiLeo supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Carla Leite led with 7 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Kayla Thornton with 19 points, Kayla Thornton with 8 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 9 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 12 recorded participants from POR and 12 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, Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 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 -171 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 6-5 across 11 games and Golden State Valkyries at 6-3 across 9. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 395-400 for the away team and 445-416 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 1; aggregate scoring was 77-95. The teams are separated by 7 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 | POR | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 46 | 46 |
| 3P% | 38 | 45 |
| FT% | 75 | 72 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 28 |
| Assists | 19 | 25 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 7 |
| Paint points | 38 | 26 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4-6 | -17 |
| Emily Engstler * | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4-12 | -9 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6-12 | -8 |
| Carla Leite * | 24 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2-6 | -3 |
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | -3 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3-5 | -16 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 3 |
| Teja Oblak | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | -12 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | -14 |
| Frieda Buhner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -9 |
| Serah Williams | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Holly Winterburn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | -3 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby Williams * | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4-13 | 21 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 26 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6-13 | 21 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 21 |
| Veronica Burton * | 23 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3-5 | 22 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2-3 | 8 |
| Janelle Salaun | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 6-10 | 5 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | -4 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Kaila Charles | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | -3 |
| Juste Jocyte | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 1 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 |