Portland Fire v Golden State Valkyries

WNBA

Final

Portland Fire

90–82

Golden State Valkyries

Match events

Portland FireGolden State Valkyries

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Portland Fire	10	27	21	19	13	90
Golden State Valkyries	24	16	21	16	5	82

7Lead changes

7Times tied

17Biggest leadGolden State Valkyries

1st quarter

3:320–17
17–0 run
End of quarter10–24

2nd quarter

8–0 run
3:2328–29
Lead changeEmily EngstlerFree throw
7.036–35
2.637–39
Lead changeVeronica Burton25ft three · ast Salaun
Half-time37–40

3rd quarter

End of quarter58–61

4th quarter

Lead changeFrieda Buhner3ft turnaround jump · ast Harrison
8:2064–63
8–0 run
7:3866–63
5:2368–70
Lead changeGabby Williams23ft three · ast Burton
2:1368–75
10–0 run

Extra time

4:3377–78
Lead changeGabby WilliamsFree throw
Lead changeCarla LeiteDriving layup
1:5784–82
11–0 run
20.190–82
Full-time90–82

Player stats

Valkyries82

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
K. ThorntonF	26	11	4-8	2-4	1-2	7	1	2	0	1	2	5	5	0
G. WilliamsF	41	17	6-19	1-8	4-4	4	4	0	2	0	1	3	2	-3
C. ZandalasiniF	18	7	1-2

Highlights

0:13Veronica Burton hits the tripleESPN0:11Janelle Salaun nails the 3-pointerESPN0:22Megan DiLeo fights off defender for and-1ESPN0:27Megan DiLeo gets the and-1 to fallESPN0:10Veronica Burton drains 3ESPN

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: Wednesday 23 September 2026
Started: 12:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Moda Center, Portland
Competition: WNBA
Officials: Tiara Cruse (Referee), Toni Patillo (Referee), Jason Alabanza (Referee)
Crowd: 14,815

Form and ladder

Portland FireGolden State Valkyries

9thLadder2nd

17W 27LRecord32W 12L

WLLLLLast 5WLWWL

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

Fire90

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
B. CarletonF	40	26	9-21	5-14	3-3	3	1	0	2	0	1	2	3	+20
E. EngstlerF	34	11	2-8	1-4	6-6	11	0	1	0	2	1	10	5	+6
M. DiLeoC	34	14	6-10	0-4	2-2	8	0	1	1	2	2	6	4	+9
K. SamuelsonG	19	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	-16
C. LeiteG	29	18	4-12	1-2	9-10	3	6	2	0	0	1	2	3	+5
Bench
F. BuhnerF	18	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-6
S. WilliamsC	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	+1
C. OsborneG	28	11	4-8	3-6	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	+19
J. HarrisonG	16	6	2-6	0-2	2-2	2	10	1	0	1	1	1	2	+2
Team		90	29-74	10-36	22-23	34	21	10	5	6	9	25	26

Didn't play: A. Okonkwo (Coach's decision), N. Puoch (Left knee), H. Winterburn (Lumbar spine), T. Oblak (Left knee)