Final

Golden State Valkyries25-1170atChicago Sky15-2273 winner

Fri, Aug 21, 7:30 PM EDTWintrust Arena, Chicago, ILION

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
GSV	12	14	25	19	70
CHI	17	21	11	24	73

Golden State Valkyries

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kayla ThorntonF	19	0	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Cecilia ZandalasiniF	12	6	2	1	0	1	3-9	0-3	0-0	-6
Kiah StokesC	16	0	4	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-17
Gabby WilliamsG	14	2	3	0	0	1	0-6	0-1	2-2	-9
Veronica BurtonG	18	11	4	2	1	0	3-8	1-3	4-5	+6
Kaitlyn Chen	29	7	3	4	0	3	3-10	1-2	0-0	-1
Tiffany Hayes	30	10	7	4	1	2	3-10	0-2	4-8	0
Laeticia Amihere	24	16	6	1	1	0	7-7	1-1	1-2	+14
Kaila Charles	18	5	3	2	1	1	2-6	1-3	0-0	-2
Janelle Salaun	21	13	4	2	0	0	4-11	1-6	4-5	+4
Team		70	38	17	4	9	25-70	5-22	15-22

DNP: Nadia Fingall (coach's decision), Juste Jocyte (coach's decision), Ashten Prechtel (coach's decision), Miela Sowah (coach's decision)

Chicago Sky

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Natasha CloudF	36	17	7	4	0	1	4	5-10	5-5	2-2	+2
Azura StevensF	28	4	9	1	0	3	2	2-4	0-1	0-0	+7
Kamilla CardosoC	35	14	10	4	1	0	1	4-12	0-0	6-11	+9
Sydney TaylorG	18	14	2	1	2	0	2	5-9	4-6	0-0	+15
Courtney VanderslootG	29	12	1	5	0	0	2	4-10	2-6	2-2	+13
Jacy Sheldon	16	3	0	2	0	0	1	1-7	1-6	0-0	-16
Gabriela Jaquez	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	-14
Aicha Coulibaly	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Elizabeth Williams	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Rachel Banham	17	7	2	2	1	0	0	2-7	2-5	1-1	+6
Team		73	31	19	4	4	13	24-61	14-30	11-16

DNP: DiJonai Carrington (injury/illness), Skylar Diggins (injury/illness)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · CHI: 21
Biggest lead · GSV: 4
Times tied: 5
Lead changes: 4
Longest run · CHI: 14

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Rickea JacksonRest edge: CHITravel tax: GSVBody clock: GSVNational TV

CHI is missing Rickea Jackson and their 18.0 points per game (knee).
CHI has the rest edge with 70.5h between tipoffs, 25h more than GSV.
GSV is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,854 mi from its previous stop.
GSV is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
GSV is in game 1 of 5 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

The lineGSV −6.5 · didn't cover

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadGSV −6.5didn't cover — lost by 3

MoneylineGSV −265 · CHI +215CHI won — upset

TotalO/U 163.5under — 143 combined

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	GSV	CHI
Record	25-11	15-22
Days rest	1 day	2 days edge
Hours rest	45.5h	70.5h
Rest swing	-25h	+25h
Travel in	1,854 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+2h	0h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 5	Homestand · 2 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	6	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

GSV carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. CHI's 0.

How each side got here1,854 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

GSV

1,854 mi

San Francisco, CAChicago, IL

GSV came from San Francisco, CA with 1,854 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL

CHI

0 mi

Chicago, ILNo travel

CHI stayed in Chicago, IL between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Chicago, IL

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 5 vs homestand 2 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

GSV

Road trip

GSV is on game 1 of 5 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles5,854 mi

CHI

Homestand

CHI is in game 2 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ION
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: GSVAudacy App