FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Dallas Wings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 26 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 80 |
| GS | 17 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 91 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Dallas Wings, 91-80, a 11-point margin. The first-half totals were 33 for Dallas Wings and 44 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 47 and 47. The combined final of 171 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: DAL 26-GS 17, 26-17 cumulative; 2Q: DAL 7-GS 27, 33-44 cumulative; 3Q: DAL 29-GS 20, 62-64 cumulative; 4Q: DAL 18-GS 27, 80-91 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Dallas Wings's highest-scoring period was 29 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 27; the final separation was 11 points.
The first-half margin was 11 points, compared with 0 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
Dallas Wings recorded 47% from the field, 41% from three and 69% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 46%, 48% and 78%. Rebounds finished 25-41, assists 19-20 and turnovers 8-13. The same team box reports a 32-32 split in paint points and 2-9 in offensive rebounds.
Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas Wings with 21 points. Jessica Shepard supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Paige Bueckers led with 8 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Gabby Williams with 25 points, Kayla Thornton with 11 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from DAL and 10 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, Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 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 +102 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Dallas Wings stood at 9-6 across 15 games and Golden State Valkyries at 10-5 across 15. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 420-411 for the away team and 411-375 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Dallas Wings recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 1; aggregate scoring was 80-91. The teams are separated by 3 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 | DAL | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 47 | 46 |
| 3P% | 41 | 48 |
| FT% | 69 | 78 |
| Rebounds | 25 | 41 |
| Assists | 19 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 13 |
| Paint points | 32 | 32 |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azzi Fudd * | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | -14 |
| Paige Bueckers * | 36 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5-13 | -8 |
| Jessica Shepard * | 33 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7-13 | -9 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 28 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | -13 |
| Awak Kuier * | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | -16 |
| Alanna Smith | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Sug Sutton | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | -2 |
| Maddy Siegrist | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Aziaha James | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 4 |
| Alysha Clark | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Li Yueru | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 33 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3-8 | 1 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 29 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2-7 | 19 |
| Gabby Williams * | 29 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7-16 | 25 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | -11 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7-10 | 26 |
| Kaila Charles | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2-6 | 4 |
| Janelle Salaun | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3-7 | -2 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | -2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |