FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Golden State Valkyries
vs Las Vegas Aces
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 13 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 79 |
| LV | 20 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 84 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Las Vegas Aces finished ahead of Golden State Valkyries, 84-79, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 35 for Golden State Valkyries and 38 for Las Vegas Aces; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 44 and 46. The combined final of 163 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: GS 13-LV 20, 13-20 cumulative; 2Q: GS 22-LV 18, 35-38 cumulative; 3Q: GS 20-LV 20, 55-58 cumulative; 4Q: GS 24-LV 26, 79-84 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 24 points, while Las Vegas Aces's high was 26; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 3 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
Golden State Valkyries recorded 39% from the field, 31% from three and 71% at the line; Las Vegas Aces posted 43%, 43% and 77%. Rebounds finished 38-36, assists 14-22 and turnovers 9-11. The same team box reports a 28-20 split in paint points and 10-6 in offensive rebounds.
Gabby Williams led Golden State Valkyries with 27 points. Kayla Thornton supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Veronica Burton led with 3 assists. For Las Vegas Aces, the corresponding leaders were A'ja Wilson with 28 points, A'ja Wilson with 14 rebounds and Chelsea Gray with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from GS and 8 from LV. 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. Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +147 and +140.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Golden State Valkyries stood at 6-5 across 11 games and Las Vegas Aces at 7-3 across 10. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 429-427 for the away team and 436-425 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Golden State Valkyries recorded 0 wins and Las Vegas Aces 2; aggregate scoring was 160-175. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 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 | LV |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 43 |
| 3P% | 31 | 43 |
| FT% | 71 | 77 |
| Rebounds | 38 | 36 |
| Assists | 14 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 11 |
| Paint points | 28 | 20 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Thornton * | 35 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2-7 | 3 |
| Veronica Burton * | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5-16 | -4 |
| Gabby Williams * | 28 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 10-17 | -13 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | -2 |
| Janelle Salaun | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4-12 | -2 |
| Kaila Charles | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2-5 | 4 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2-7 | 1 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Iliana Rupert | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Laeticia Amihere | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Gray * | 36 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4-10 | 3 |
| Jackie Young * | 36 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 8-15 | 13 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 35 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 9-17 | 12 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2-6 | 17 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | -11 |
| Jewell Loyd | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Brianna Turner | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Kierstan Bell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | -6 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Janiah Barker | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |