FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Golden State Valkyries
vs Seattle Storm
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 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 76 |
| SEA | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 72 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 76-72, a 4-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Golden State Valkyries and 38 for Seattle Storm; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 36 and 34. The combined final of 148 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: GS 21-SEA 21, 21-21 cumulative; 2Q: GS 19-SEA 17, 40-38 cumulative; 3Q: GS 26-SEA 15, 66-53 cumulative; 4Q: GS 10-SEA 19, 76-72 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 26 points, while Seattle Storm's high was 21; the final separation was 4 points.
The first-half margin was 2 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 36% from the field, 22% from three and 87% at the line; Seattle Storm posted 38%, 43% and 67%. Rebounds finished 33-31, assists 18-17 and turnovers 13-11. The same team box reports a 22-28 split in paint points and 10-6 in offensive rebounds.
Janelle Salaun led Golden State Valkyries with 22 points. Janelle Salaun supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Veronica Burton led with 8 assists. For Seattle Storm, the corresponding leaders were Natisha Hiedeman with 26 points, Dominique Malonga with 8 rebounds and Natisha Hiedeman with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from GS and 10 from SEA. 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. Seattle Storm are 6-25, No. 15 overall and No. 8 in the West, 18.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +147 and -168.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Golden State Valkyries stood at 8-5 across 13 games and Seattle Storm at 3-12 across 15. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 421-401 for the away team and 382-425 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 2 wins and Seattle Storm 0; aggregate scoring was 167-152. The teams are separated by 12 places in the overall order and by 13 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 | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 36 | 38 |
| 3P% | 22 | 43 |
| FT% | 87 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 31 |
| Assists | 18 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 11 |
| Paint points | 22 | 28 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby Williams * | 32 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6-16 | -2 |
| Veronica Burton * | 30 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3-9 | 2 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-7 | -8 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1-1 | 7 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | -5 |
| Janelle Salaun | 33 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7-14 | 9 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5-9 | 10 |
| Kaila Charles | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 5 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awa Fam * | 35 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3-9 | 7 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 33 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 8-17 | 1 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4-9 | 8 |
| Jordan Horston * | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2-7 | -5 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 25 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3-10 | -8 |
| Jade Melbourne | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | -3 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Zia Cooke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | -11 |
| Ezi Magbegor | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taylor Thierry | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |