Mercury 86-77 Valkyries (Jun 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

Golden State Valkyries

2-5, 1-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
GS	16	22	23	16	77
PHX	21	16	24	25	86

Phoenix Mercury

6-3, 5-1 home

Satou Sabally misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Monique Akoa Makani misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Temi Fagbenle blocks Kitija Laksa 's 25-foot three point jumper
Monique Akoa Makani misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes 27-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)
Kitija Laksa misses layup
Cecilia Zandalasini blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 5-foot driving layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 3-foot two point shot
Satou Sabally makes layup
Haley Jones misses 10-foot two point shot
Lexi Held makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
Kathryn Westbeld misses finger roll layup
Kathryn Westbeld makes 13-foot two point shot (Lexi Held assists)
Lexi Held misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lexi Held makes 24-foot three pointer
Murjanatu Musa misses layup
Haley Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)
Kathryn Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)
Lexi Held makes 25-foot three point jumper
Satou Sabally misses 26-foot three point jumper
Satou Sabally makes 3-foot hook shot (Lexi Held assists)
Kathryn Westbeld misses 27-foot three point jumper
Murjanatu Musa makes 7-foot jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kalani Brown misses layup
Kalani Brown makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
Kathryn Westbeld misses 13-foot jumper
Monique Akoa Makani makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Satou Sabally misses driving layup
Haley Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Kalani Brown assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three pointer (Haley Jones assists)
Haley Jones misses layup
Satou Sabally makes layup
Kitija Laksa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Satou Sabally makes two point shot
Temi Fagbenle blocks Satou Sabally 's 6-foot layup
Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three pointer
Satou Sabally misses driving layup
Kitija Laksa makes 25-foot three pointer (Satou Sabally assists)
Kitija Laksa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Lexi Held misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Kalani Brown makes two point shot
Lexi Held misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Murjanatu Musa makes two point shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lexi Held makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Murjanatu Musa makes 3-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Murjanatu Musa misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Lexi Held misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lexi Held misses 10-foot two point shot
Kathryn Westbeld makes layup
Murjanatu Musa makes 7-foot jumper (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
Lexi Held misses 10-foot two point shot
Kathryn Westbeld misses driving layup
Lexi Held misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lexi Held misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lexi Held makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Satou Sabally misses layup
Lexi Held makes driving layup
Sami Whitcomb makes two point shot
Lexi Held makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Satou Sabally assists)
Satou Sabally misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Satou Sabally makes two point shot
Kathryn Westbeld blocks Temi Fagbenle 's 8-foot jumper
Satou Sabally blocks Temi Fagbenle 's 3-foot layup
Cecilia Zandalasini misses two point shot
Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three point jumper (Janelle Salaun assists)
Kalani Brown blocks Veronica Burton 's 7-foot layup
Kayla Thornton misses layup
Cecilia Zandalasini makes two point shot
Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Haley Jones blocks Janelle Salaun 's 19-foot pullup jump shot
Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Temi Fagbenle misses 6-foot two point shot
Julie Vanloo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monique Billings assists)
Julie Vanloo misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kate Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes driving layup (Carla Leite assists)
Temi Fagbenle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Temi Fagbenle makes two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Kathryn Westbeld blocks Carla Leite 's 11-foot driving layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 10-foot two point shot
Temi Fagbenle makes driving layup
Temi Fagbenle misses 22-foot three point jumper
Janelle Salaun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
Kayla Thornton misses driving layup
Kayla Thornton makes two point shot
Janelle Salaun makes 3-foot layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
Temi Fagbenle misses layup
Kayla Thornton makes layup
Janelle Salaun makes layup (Temi Fagbenle assists)
Kayla Thornton misses two point shot
Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla Thornton makes layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Temi Fagbenle misses 24-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Temi Fagbenle makes layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Julie Vanloo makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Temi Fagbenle makes 3-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 14-foot two point shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper
Janelle Salaun makes layup
Kate Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kate Martin assists)
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
Kayla Thornton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kate Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
Temi Fagbenle misses 2-foot two point shot
Veronica Burton makes two point shot (Julie Vanloo assists)
Julie Vanloo misses 27-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Julie Vanloo misses driving layup
Veronica Burton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses driving layup
Janelle Salaun misses 28-foot three point jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper

VALKYRIES

MERCURY

TIME		GS	PHX
10:00	vs.	0	0
10:00	Temi Fagbenle vs. Satou Sabally (Kayla Thornton gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Kathryn Westbeld blocks Temi Fagbenle 's 8-foot jumper	0	0
9:35	Temi Fagbenle offensive rebound	0	0
9:34	Satou Sabally blocks Temi Fagbenle 's 3-foot layup	0	0
9:32	Satou Sabally defensive rebound	0	0
9:17	Monique Akoa Makani bad pass (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)	0	0
9:12	Cecilia Zandalasini misses two point shot	0	0
9:08	Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound	0	0
9:03	Satou Sabally misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
9:00	Kayla Thornton defensive rebound	0	0
8:48	Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
8:44	Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound	0	0
8:42	Monique Akoa Makani bad pass (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)	0	0
8:22	Veronica Burton makes 21-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
8:11	Monique Akoa Makani misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
8:06	Temi Fagbenle defensive rebound	2	0
8:00	Janelle Salaun traveling	2	0
7:48	Temi Fagbenle blocks Kitija Laksa 's 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
7:44	Kitija Laksa offensive rebound	2	0
7:43	Monique Akoa Makani misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
7:39	Satou Sabally offensive rebound	2	0
7:37	Sami Whitcomb makes 27-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)	2	3
7:24	Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three point jumper (Janelle Salaun assists)	5	3
7:10	Kitija Laksa misses layup	5	3
7:07	Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound	5	3
7:04	Sami Whitcomb shooting foul	5	3
7:04	Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2	6	3
7:04	Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2	7	3
6:51	Sami Whitcomb bad pass (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)	7	3
6:41	Janelle Salaun steps out of bounds turnover	7	3
6:41	Kalani Brown enters the game for Kathryn Westbeld	7	3
6:20	Cecilia Zandalasini blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 5-foot driving layup	7	3
6:18	Sami Whitcomb offensive rebound	7	3
6:16	Sami Whitcomb misses 3-foot two point shot	7	3
6:16	Mercury offensive team rebound	7	3
6:14	shot clock turnover	7	3
6:03	Kalani Brown blocks Veronica Burton 's 7-foot layup	7	3
6:02	Kalani Brown defensive rebound	7	3
5:50	Sami Whitcomb bad pass (Kayla Thornton steals)	7	3
5:48	Kayla Thornton misses layup	7	3
5:46	Cecilia Zandalasini makes two point shot	9	3
5:46	Cecilia Zandalasini offensive rebound	9	3
5:45	Mercury Full timeout	9	3
5:45	Lexi Held enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani	9	3
5:32	Satou Sabally makes layup	9	5
5:15	Kayla Thornton traveling	9	5
5:05	Satou Sabally bad pass (Veronica Burton steals)	9	5
5:00	Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	5
4:56	Kitija Laksa defensive rebound	9	5
4:43	Satou Sabally out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	5
4:43	Haley Jones enters the game for Sami Whitcomb	9	5
4:28	Haley Jones blocks Janelle Salaun 's 19-foot pullup jump shot	9	5
4:25	Kalani Brown defensive rebound	9	5
4:16	Cecilia Zandalasini shooting foul	9	5
4:16	Lexi Held makes free throw 1 of 3	9	6
4:16	Lexi Held makes free throw 2 of 3	9	7
4:16	Kathryn Westbeld enters the game for Satou Sabally	9	7
4:16	Kalani Brown turnover (lane violation)	9	7
4:04	Veronica Burton out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	7
4:04	Julie Vanloo enters the game for Janelle Salaun	9	7
3:43	Haley Jones misses 10-foot two point shot	9	7
3:38	Veronica Burton defensive rebound	9	7
3:32	Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)	12	7
3:32	Haley Jones shooting foul	12	7
3:32	Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 1	13	7
3:17	Lexi Held makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)	13	10
3:02	Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	10
2:57	Kalani Brown defensive rebound	13	10
2:49	Kathryn Westbeld misses finger roll layup	13	10
2:47	Temi Fagbenle defensive rebound	13	10
2:34	Temi Fagbenle misses 6-foot two point shot	13	10
2:32	Kalani Brown defensive rebound	13	10
2:18	Kathryn Westbeld makes 13-foot two point shot (Lexi Held assists)	13	12
1:57	Temi Fagbenle traveling	13	12
1:57	Satou Sabally enters the game for Kitija Laksa	13	12
1:57	Murjanatu Musa enters the game for Kalani Brown	13	12
1:57	Kate Martin enters the game for Kayla Thornton	13	12
1:57	Monique Billings enters the game for Temi Fagbenle	13	12
1:42	Lexi Held misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	12
1:37	Kate Martin defensive rebound	13	12
1:23	Julie Vanloo out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	12
1:23	Carla Leite enters the game for Veronica Burton	13	12
1:13	Lexi Held makes 24-foot three pointer	13	15
1:02	Satou Sabally personal foul	13	15
56.0	Julie Vanloo bad pass (Kathryn Westbeld steals)	13	15
50.1	Murjanatu Musa misses layup	13	15
48.1	Kathryn Westbeld offensive rebound	13	15
44.1	Haley Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)	13	18
31.1	Julie Vanloo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monique Billings assists)	16	18
11.0	Kathryn Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)	16	21
2.1	Julie Vanloo misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	21
2.1	Mercury defensive team rebound	16	21
0.0	(00:00) [Golden State Valkyries] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	16	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	21

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Valkyries
77
Mercury
86

Game 1

6/5

Mercury
Valkyries

Game 2

7/14

Mercury
Valkyries

Game 3

8/19

Valkyries
Mercury

Game 4

8/22

ION

PHX Arena

10:00 PM, June 5, 2025Coverage: Prime Video

Phoenix, AZ

Line: PHX -6.5

Over/Under: 157.5

Attendance: 9,943

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Tiara Cruse
Jason Alabanza

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	8	0	1.000	-	W8
Phoenix	6	3	.667	2.5	W1
Las Vegas	4	2	.667	3	W2
Seattle	4	4	.500	4	W1
Los Angeles	3	6	.333	5.5	W1
Golden State	2	5	.286	5.5	L4
Dallas	1	8	.111	7.5	L4

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