FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Golden State Valkyries
vs Connecticut Sun
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 17 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 79 |
| CON | 19 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 64 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Connecticut Sun, 79-64, a 15-point margin. The first-half totals were 30 for Golden State Valkyries and 25 for Connecticut Sun; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 49 and 39. The combined final of 143 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: GS 17-CON 19, 17-19 cumulative; 2Q: GS 13-CON 6, 30-25 cumulative; 3Q: GS 24-CON 19, 54-44 cumulative; 4Q: GS 25-CON 20, 79-64 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 25 points, while Connecticut Sun's high was 20; the final separation was 15 points.
The first-half margin was 5 points, compared with 10 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 52% from the field, 44% from three and 69% at the line; Connecticut Sun posted 41%, 25% and 71%. Rebounds finished 30-23, assists 19-19 and turnovers 15-20. The same team box reports a 44-38 split in paint points and 9-6 in offensive rebounds.
Veronica Burton led Golden State Valkyries with 17 points. Janelle Salaun supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Veronica Burton led with 6 assists. For Connecticut Sun, the corresponding leaders were Diamond Miller with 14 points, Olivia Nelson-Ododa with 8 rebounds and Leila Lacan with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from GS and 10 from CON. 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. Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +147 and -205.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Golden State Valkyries stood at 17-7 across 24 games and Connecticut Sun at 5-18 across 23. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 388-338 for the away team and 385-397 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 Connecticut Sun 0; aggregate scoring was 176-134. The teams are separated by 11 places in the overall order and by 12 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 | CON |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 52 | 41 |
| 3P% | 44 | 25 |
| FT% | 69 | 71 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 23 |
| Assists | 19 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 20 |
| Paint points | 44 | 38 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 33 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 7-12 | 16 |
| Kaila Charles * | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3-5 | 9 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2-4 | 6 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 3 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-4 | -3 |
| Janelle Salaun | 27 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5-11 | 18 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 6 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3-7 | 14 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3-3 | 16 |
| Nadia Fingall | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | -5 |
| Juste Jocyte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Gabby Williams | BACK INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ashten Prechtel | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Miela Sowah | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Lacan * | 32 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3-5 | -15 |
| Aaliyah Edwards * | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | -5 |
| Diamond Miller * | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | -1 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa * | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5-13 | -9 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | -6 |
| Kennedy Burke | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | -26 |
| Nell Angloma | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | -1 |
| Raegan Beers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Hailey Van Lith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -8 |
| Aneesah Morrow | PERSONAL | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Brittney Griner | LEFT QUAD | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Saniya Rivers | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ashlon Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |