Golden State Valkyries v Las Vegas Aces

WNBA

Final

Golden State Valkyries

83–81

Las Vegas Aces

Match events

Golden State ValkyriesLas Vegas Aces

	1	2	3	4	T
Golden State Valkyries	19	23	24	17	83
Las Vegas Aces	11	20	24	26	81

2Lead changes

2Times tied

17Biggest leadGolden State Valkyries

1st quarter

End of quarter19–11

2nd quarter

Half-time42–31

3rd quarter

End of quarter66–55

4th quarter

9:1366–58
8–0 run
1:3674–76
Lead changeA'ja WilsonDriving layup
1:3674–76
8–0 run
Lead changeVeronica Burton28ft three · ast Williams
41.579–76
Full-time83–81

Player stats

Aces81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
S. TalbotF	21	10	3-4	2-2	2-2	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	4	-5
B. TurnerF	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-13
A. WilsonC	36	24	9-16	0-1	6-6

Highlights

1:06Golden State Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces - Game HighlightsESPN 0:21Tiffany Hayes' steal sets up a Valkyries fast-break bucketESPN 0:26Chelsea Gray buries a jumper for AcesESPN 0:17Stephanie Talbot buries a 3 from the wing for the AcesESPN 0:16Kaitlyn Chen's 3 has the crowd in a frenzyESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
Started: 12:30 pm Sydney time
Venue: Chase Center, San Francisco
Competition: WNBA
Officials: Roy Gulbeyan (Referee), Angelica Suffren (Referee), Tiara Cruse (Referee), Ashley Gloss (Referee)
Crowd: 18,064

Form and ladder

Golden State ValkyriesLas Vegas Aces

2ndLadder3rd

32W 12LRecord31W 13L

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Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

Valkyries83

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
K. ThorntonF	30	16	3-7	3-5	7-7	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	-1
G. WilliamsF	30	20	7-17	3-8	3-4	5	3	1	1	0	1	4	2	-6
C. ZandalasiniF	20	5	1-4	1-4	2-2	4	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	+5
K. StokesC	29	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	1	6	5	-7
V. BurtonG	28	8	1-3	1-3	5-6	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	+2
Bench
J. SalaunF	4	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	+7
A. GueyeC	13	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	1	4	0	0	2	0	5	+3
T. HayesG	17	21	6-10	1-2	8-8	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	3	+4
K. CharlesG	17	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	1	4	2	+3
K. ChenG	12	7	3-5	1-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team		83	24-58	10-29	25-27	30	12	12	7	1	10	20	25

Didn't play: L. Amihere (Coach's decision), A. Prechtel (Coach's decision), M. Sowah (Coach's decision), J. Jocyte (Coach's decision)