Final

Golden State Valkyries19-989atPhoenix Mercury11-1891 winner

Wed, Jul 29, 10:00 PM EDTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZUSA Network · CNBC · AZFS · KPIX+ 44/KMAX 31 · Merc+

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
GSV	18	28	20	23	89
PHX	21	13	26	31	91

Golden State Valkyries

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kayla ThorntonF	25	6	8	2	0	0	0	2-7	2-5	0-0	+6
Cecilia ZandalasiniF	23	16	1	3	3	0	2	6-17	3-6	1-1	+11
Kiah StokesC	18	2	4	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6
Kaila CharlesG	29	10	10	2	2	0	0	4-7	2-3	0-0	+1
Veronica BurtonG	34	15	3	5	1	0	1	6-10	2-5	1-1	+5
Janelle Salaun	24	13	2	3	1	0	1	2-5	2-5	7-8	-2
Tiffany Hayes	23	11	3	5	0	0	1	4-12	0-5	3-5	-3
Laeticia Amihere	13	12	2	0	0	0	0	4-7	1-2	3-4	-13
Kaitlyn Chen	12	4	0	4	0	0	2	2-9	0-2	0-0	-9
Team		89	33	24	7	1	7	31-76	12-33	15-19

DNP: Nadia Fingall (coach's decision), Juste Jocyte (coach's decision), Gabby Williams (return to competition reconditioning)

Phoenix Mercury

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Noemie BrochantF	19	4	0	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	2-2	-16
DeWanna BonnerF	34	17	10	3	1	3	1	3-8	2-2	9-12	-2
Alyssa ThomasC	38	25	9	8	0	1	4	10-14	0-0	5-8	+3
Kahleah CopperG	34	27	4	4	0	0	2	9-14	3-4	6-9	+4
Monique Akoa MakaniG	15	0	0	1	0	2	2	0-3	0-2	0-0	-4
Valeriane Ayayi	23	10	7	1	1	0	1	1-2	0-1	8-10	+17
Sami Whitcomb	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	+11
Natasha Mack	18	8	3	1	1	1	0	3-4	0-1	2-2	+9
Lexi Held	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	-12
Team		91	34	19	3	7	10	27-55	5-16	32-43

DNP: Kyara Linskens (coach's decision), Marta Suarez (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · PHX: 8
Biggest lead · GSV: 13
Times tied: 8
Lead changes: 4
Longest run · PHX: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumRest edge: GSVTravel tax: GSVNational TV

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
GSV has the rest edge with 216h between tipoffs, 41h more than PHX.
GSV is carrying the heavier travel load at 651 mi from its previous stop.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	GSV	PHX
Record	19-9	11-18
Days rest	8 days edge	6 days
Hours rest	216h	175h
Rest swing	+41h	-41h
Travel in	651 mi	358 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	1	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

GSV carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 1 vs. PHX's 0.

How each side got here651 mi vs 358 mi

How each side got here

GSV

651 mi

San Francisco, CAPhoenix, AZ

GSV came from San Francisco, CA with 651 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

San Francisco, CA to Phoenix, AZ

PHX

358 mi

Los Angeles, CAPhoenix, AZ

PHX came from Los Angeles, CA with 358 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 1 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

GSV

Road trip

GSV is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles651 mi

PHX

Homestand

PHX is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: USA NetworkCNBC
Local TV: PHXAZFSGSVKPIX+ 44/KMAX 31PHXMerc+in-market
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: GSV95.7 The GameGSVAudacy AppESPN Sacramento 1320