Las Vegas Aces at Golden State Valkyries
· WNBA Commissioner's CupThornton, Burton, Billings have double-doubles as Valkyries beat Aces 95-68 to snap 4-game skid
Burton added 14 points, a career-high 12 assists and seven rebounds, while Billings finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored a career-high 18 points for Golden State and Kate Martin had 12 for the expansion Valkyries, who set a franchise record for points in a game.
Thornton found Martin for a layup with a minute left in the first quarter to give the Valkyries the lead for good and Thornton’s 3-pointer with 3:47 remaining in the second made it 31-21. Las Vegas trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
The Valkyries (3-5) scored more points (34) in the second quarter than the Aces, who shot 29% (9 of 31) from the field in the first half, had at halftime. Martin’s deep pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Golden State a 49-28 lead at the intermission.
A'ja Wilson scored 17 for Las Vegas (4-3) and Chelsea Gray had 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Rookie Aaliyah Nye hit three 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 13 points, her second consecutive game in double figures.
The Aces finished shooting 36% (22 of 62) and made 6 of 25 (24%) from 3-point range.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 68 - 95 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 68 - 95 |
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Kate Martin defensive rebound | 68 - 95 |
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Dana Evans misses free throw 2 of 2 | 68 - 95 |
| 4th 18.1 | ![]() |
Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 2 | 68 - 95 |
Statistics
LV |
GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-62 | FG | 34-71 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 18-25 | FT | 17-18 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Assists | 24 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.7894737 | 15 |
Las Vegas |
1 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
Golden State |
2.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
Dallas |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
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