Golden State Valkyries at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationZandalasini scores 18, hits go-ahead jumper with 3.9 seconds left to lead Valkyries past Dream 77-75
Zandalasini got the ball at the top of the key and drove to her right before squaring up at the baseline to hit the shot over defender Alyssa Gray.
Brittney Griner's shot at the buzzer from about 18 feet barely grazed the rim for Atlanta.
Tiffany Hayes scored 15 points, reserve Caria Leite added 12 and Veronica Burton had 10 for Golden State (12-13). Led by Zandalasini, the Valkyries' bench had a 39-16 scoring advantage.
Jordin Canada had 21 points and eight assists to lead the Dream (15-11). Naz Hillmon had 14 points and eight rebounds and Gray scored 12 points.
It was the first home game for Atlanta since a 90-81 win over the Valkyries that featured a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter. It almost happened again as the Dream trailed 69-56 entering the fourth.
The Dream took a 75-73 lead on Canada's three-point play with 3:08 to play. Zandalasini quickly answered for Golden State. Neither team scored for more than 2 1/2 minutes before Zandalasini put the Valkyries on top.
Atlanta was coming off ending league-leading Minnesota's 14-game home winning streak on Sunday, the same day the expansion Valkyries had their biggest loss of the season, 85-64 at Connecticut.
The game was tied at 39 at halftime and the Valkyries closed the third quarter on a 21-6 run.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Dream offensive team rebound | 77 - 75 |
| 4th 0.2 | |
Brittney Griner misses 19-foot two point shot | 77 - 75 |
| 4th 3.0 | |
Brittney Griner enters the game for Nia Coffey | 77 - 75 |
Statistics
 GS |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 24-64 |
| 47.6 | Field Goal % | 37.5 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 11-33 |
| 42.3 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 6-8 | FT | 16-21 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 76.2 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 11 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,265 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 5 | L1 | 0.8148148 | 22 |
 Phoenix |
5 | 9 | W1 | 0.64 | 16 |
 Seattle |
6 | 11 | W1 | 0.5925926 | 16 |
 Las Vegas |
8 | 13 | W2 | 0.5185185 | 14 |
 Golden State |
9 | 13 | W1 | 0.48 | 12 |
 Los Angeles |
10.5 | 15 | L1 | 0.42307693 | 11 |
 Dallas |
14 | 19 | W1 | 0.2962963 | 8 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | L2 | 0.68 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
2.5 | 11 | L1 | 0.5769231 | 15 |
 Indiana |
3.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Washington |
4.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.5 | 13 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 19 | L6 | 0.26923078 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
13 | 21 | L1 | 0.16 | 4 |
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