Golden State Valkyries at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupRookie Lexi Held scores season-high 24 points as Mercury close on 18-1 run to beat Valkyries 86-77
Phoenix trailed 76-68 with 4:04 remaining.
Held put the Mercury ahead 77-76 with 1:11 remaining on a deep 3-pointer. After Golden State went 1 for 2 at the free-throw line, Sabally rebounded her own miss and put it in while being fouled. Sabally made the free throw for a three-point play and an 80-77 advantage with 33.3 left.
Golden State guard Veronica Burton missed a wide-open layup at the other end and Sabally was fouled before making two free throws for a five-point lead. The Valkyries turned it over on their next two inbound plays, and the Mercury made four straight free throws to seal it.
Held was 7 for 15 from the field, including 4 for 9 behind the arc, and 6 for 6 at the free-throw line for the best scoring output by a rookie this season, passing Paige Bueckers' mark of 21.
Phoenix (6-3) improved to 5-1 at home — a franchise best to begin a season.
Sami Whitcomb added nine points before fouling out late for Phoenix, which was without starters Kahleah Copper (left knee) and Alyssa Thomas (left calf).
Burton led Golden State (2-5) with 16 points, going 9 for 11 at the free-throw line. Temi Fagbenle had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kayla Thornton, Cecilia Zandalasini and Julie Vanloo each scored 10.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound | 77 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper | 77 - 86 |
| 4th 3.1 | |
Temi Fagbenle offensive rebound | 77 - 86 |
Statistics
 GS |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 30-65 |
| 41.7 | Field Goal % | 46.2 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 31.0 | Three Point % | 44.0 |
| 18-25 | FT | 15-20 |
| 72.0 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,943 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 1 | - | 0.90909094 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
3 | 4 | - | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 4 | - | 0.5555556 | 5 |
 Seattle |
4 | 5 | - | 0.54545456 | 6 |
 Golden State |
4.5 | 5 | - | 0.5 | 5 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 8 | - | 0.33333334 | 4 |
 Dallas |
9.5 | 11 | - | 0.083333336 | 1 |
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