FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Dallas Wings
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 19 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 70 |
| GS | 20 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 78 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Dallas Wings, 78-70, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 28 for Dallas Wings and 44 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 42 and 34. The combined final of 148 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: DAL 19-GS 20, 19-20 cumulative; 2Q: DAL 9-GS 24, 28-44 cumulative; 3Q: DAL 18-GS 18, 46-62 cumulative; 4Q: DAL 24-GS 16, 70-78 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Dallas Wings's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 24; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 16 points, compared with 8 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.
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 18-12 across 30 games and Golden State Valkyries at 20-9 across 29. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 425-437 for the away team and 411-395 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Dallas Wings recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 2; aggregate scoring was 150-169. 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.