FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 18 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 81 |
| GS | 22 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 87 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 87-81, a 6-point margin. The first-half totals were 32 for Phoenix Mercury and 49 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 49 and 38. The combined final of 168 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 18-GS 22, 18-22 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 14-GS 27, 32-49 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 29-GS 17, 61-66 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 20-GS 21, 81-87 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 29 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 27; the final separation was 6 points.
The first-half margin was 17 points, compared with 11 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 46% from the field, 36% from three and 67% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 44%, 34% and 82%. Rebounds finished 33-27, assists 23-18 and turnovers 12-9. The same team box reports a 32-34 split in paint points and 9-6 in offensive rebounds.
Alyssa Thomas led Phoenix Mercury with 22 points. Natasha Mack supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 9 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Gabby Williams with 25 points, Kaila Charles with 6 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 9 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 4-9 across 13 games and Golden State Valkyries at 7-5 across 12. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 376-413 for the away team and 426-420 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 2; aggregate scoring was 160-182. 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% | 46 | 44 |
| 3P% | 36 | 34 |
| FT% | 67 | 82 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 27 |
| Assists | 23 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
| Paint points | 32 | 34 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 32 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 9-14 | 2 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 32 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 7-11 | -7 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4-6 | -3 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3-11 | 3 |
| Natasha Mack * | 25 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3-5 | -16 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1-7 | -2 |
| Lexi Held | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 0 |
| Jovana Nogic | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -4 |
| Quionche Carter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 37 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 7-15 | 7 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3-7 | 15 |
| Gabby Williams * | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 9-19 | 0 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | -6 |
| Janelle Salaun | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | 1 |
| Kaila Charles | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2-6 | 7 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 11 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Laeticia Amihere | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |