Golden State Valkyries at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationNneka Ogwumike moves into 6th place on WNBA's all-time scoring list as Storm beat Valkyries 67-58
Ogwumike passed Candice Dupree (6,895 points) by one point and is now behind Tamika Catchings, who scored 7,380 in her career.
The Storm (14-9) went to Ogwumike quite often down the stretch. She had 11 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, including a pivotal layup with 2:09 remaining and a pair of free throws at the 1:18 mark to put Seattle up 61-54.
Erica Wheeler had a strong third quarter, sinking back-to-back 3-pointers early and following with a running layup at the 7:41 mark to put the Storm up 39-33.
With 2:32 to go in the third, Wheeler converted a three-point play to give Seattle a 45-37 lead. The Valkyries (10-12) made it 56-54 with just 4:48 to go in regulation on a layup from Veronica Burton.
Ogwumike’s late efforts were enough to stymie the late Golden State push.
Wheeler had 15 points. Skylar Diggins scored 10 and Lexie Brown scored seven off the bench.
Cecilia Zandalasini had 12 points and Janelle Salaun scored 10 for the Valkyries.
The Valkyries host the Dallas Wings on July 25.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Erica Wheeler defensive rebound | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 8.1 |  |
Kayla Thornton misses 32-foot three point jumper | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 11.1 | |
Golden State Valkyries Full timeout | 58 - 67 |
Statistics
 GS |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-60 | FG | 21-64 |
| 31.7 | Field Goal % | 32.8 |
| 7-31 | 3PT | 7-29 |
| 22.6 | Three Point % | 24.1 |
| 13-16 | FT | 18-22 |
| 81.3 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 12,500 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.8333333 | 20 |
 Phoenix |
4 | 7 | L1 | 0.6818182 | 15 |
 Seattle |
5.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
 Las Vegas |
8 | 11 | W2 | 0.5 | 11 |
 Golden State |
9 | 12 | L3 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 14 | W2 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
 Dallas |
13.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.26086956 | 6 |
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