FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Washington Mystics
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 18 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 69 |
| GS | 13 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 74 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Washington Mystics, 74-69, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 28 for Washington Mystics and 33 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 41 and 41. The combined final of 143 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: WSH 18-GS 13, 18-13 cumulative; 2Q: WSH 10-GS 20, 28-33 cumulative; 3Q: WSH 29-GS 19, 57-52 cumulative; 4Q: WSH 12-GS 22, 69-74 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Washington Mystics's highest-scoring period was 29 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 22; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 5 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
Washington Mystics recorded 45% from the field, 26% from three and 82% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 41%, 36% and 70%. Rebounds finished 37-26, assists 18-21 and turnovers 12-8. The same team box reports a 40-16 split in paint points and 11-8 in offensive rebounds.
Shakira Austin led Washington Mystics with 18 points. Shakira Austin supplied a team-high 16 rebounds, while Michaela Onyenwere led with 5 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Gabby Williams with 18 points, Veronica Burton with 5 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 11 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from WSH 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, Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 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 -47 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Washington Mystics stood at 12-12 across 24 games and Golden State Valkyries at 19-7 across 26. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 5-0. Scoring in those short windows was 337-352 for the away team and 386-332 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Washington Mystics recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 2; aggregate scoring was 118-136. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 3 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 | WSH | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 45 | 41 |
| 3P% | 26 | 36 |
| FT% | 82 | 70 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 26 |
| Assists | 18 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 8 |
| Paint points | 40 | 16 |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3-7 | -1 |
| Shakira Austin * | 31 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 5-11 | 0 |
| Sonia Citron * | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5-6 | -10 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3-11 | 3 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | -1 |
| Lauren Betts | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | -6 |
| Cotie McMahon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3-6 | 6 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Alicia Florez | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | -9 |
| Angela Dugalic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Lucy Olsen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 33 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4-8 | 16 |
| Gabby Williams * | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 7-15 | 10 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3-6 | 11 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 9 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Janelle Salaun | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 4 |
| Kaila Charles | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0-4 | -5 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | -3 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | -11 |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |