Valkyries 72-59 Sparks (Aug 9, 2025) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

14-16, 9-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	14	9	25	11	59
GS	19	14	23	16	72

Golden State Valkyries

15-15, 9-5 home

Cecilia Zandalasini makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot three point jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)
Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper
Azura Stevens blocks Temi Fagbenle 's 3-foot driving layup
Janelle Salaun misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tiffany Hayes makes 3-foot two point shot
Temi Fagbenle misses 19-foot jumper
Janelle Salaun makes driving layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
Temi Fagbenle makes 6-foot layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Temi Fagbenle misses 40-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
Cameron Brink blocks Kaila Charles 's 5-foot driving layup
Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carla Leite assists)
Iliana Rupert misses 25-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carla Leite misses 19-foot jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot running pullup jump shot
Iliana Rupert misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carla Leite misses driving floating jump shot
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Veronica Burton misses two point shot
Janelle Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper
Temi Fagbenle makes layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Janelle Salaun misses 25-foot three point shot
Veronica Burton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton makes 6-foot two point shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
Temi Fagbenle misses driving floating jump shot
Tiffany Hayes makes 6-foot two point shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Iliana Rupert assists)
Iliana Rupert misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kaila Charles makes layup
Iliana Rupert makes 26-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
Veronica Burton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Iliana Rupert assists)
Veronica Burton makes 8-foot layup (Janelle Salaun assists)
Tiffany Hayes makes 3-foot layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Iliana Rupert misses 25-foot three point shot
Kaila Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carla Leite makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Carla Leite misses two point shot
Temi Fagbenle makes driving layup
Janelle Salaun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)
Carla Leite makes 26-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
Carla Leite misses 2-foot two point shot
Carla Leite makes two point shot
Temi Fagbenle makes layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Janelle Salaun misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot jump bank shot
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kate Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kate Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julie Allemand makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rickea Jackson assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson makes 27-foot three pointer
Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
Azura Stevens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
Julie Allemand misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Rickea Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Azura Stevens assists)
Julie Allemand misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson misses 13-foot two point shot
Cameron Brink misses 61-foot three point jumper
Julie Vanloo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rae Burrell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson makes two point shot
Cameron Brink makes layup (Julie Allemand assists)
Julie Vanloo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cameron Brink misses 23-foot three point jumper
Azura Stevens misses driving layup
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Rae Burrell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
Rae Burrell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
Julie Allemand misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rae Burrell makes driving layup (Azura Stevens assists)
Rae Burrell misses driving layup
Veronica Burton blocks Julie Allemand 's 3-foot two point shot
Kelsey Plum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Kelsey Plum misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kelsey Plum makes 5-foot two point shot (Julie Allemand assists)
Dearica Hamby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson misses two point shot
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Azura Stevens assists)
Dearica Hamby makes 8-foot two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Julie Allemand makes 3-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
Rickea Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julie Allemand misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cameron Brink misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julie Vanloo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
Cecilia Zandalasini blocks Rae Burrell 's 6-foot driving layup
Cameron Brink makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Julie Vanloo misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cecilia Zandalasini blocks Kelsey Plum 's 4-foot driving layup
Rae Burrell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Julie Allemand misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julie Allemand makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rickea Jackson assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 13-foot two point shot
Rickea Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson misses 10-foot two point shot
Rickea Jackson misses two point shot
Rae Burrell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julie Allemand makes 5-foot two point shot
Rickea Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rae Burrell makes 6-foot two point shot (Julie Vanloo assists)
Alissa Pili misses 23-foot three point shot
Julie Vanloo makes two point shot

SPARKS

VALKYRIES

TIME		LA	GS
10:00	Azura Stevens vs. Temi Fagbenle	0	0
9:45	Cecilia Zandalasini makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)	0	2
9:19	Julie Allemand bad pass (Janelle Salaun steals)	0	2
9:05	Tiffany Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	2
8:55	Julie Allemand makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rickea Jackson assists)	3	2
8:41	Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	2
8:38	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	3	2
8:29	Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	2
8:25	Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound	3	2
8:15	Cecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot three point jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)	3	5
8:01	Rickea Jackson makes 27-foot three pointer	6	5
7:38	Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)	6	8
7:22	Kelsey Plum misses two point shot	6	8
7:21	Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound	6	8
7:06	Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
7:03	Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound	6	8
6:59	Azura Stevens blocks Temi Fagbenle 's 3-foot driving layup	6	8
6:55	Temi Fagbenle offensive rebound	6	8
6:55	Azura Stevens personal foul	6	8
6:43	Janelle Salaun misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	8
6:37	Rickea Jackson defensive rebound	6	8
6:31	Azura Stevens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)	9	8
6:05	Tiffany Hayes makes 3-foot two point shot	9	10
5:50	Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:47	Janelle Salaun defensive rebound	9	10
5:31	Temi Fagbenle misses 19-foot jumper	9	10
5:29	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	9	10
5:12	Julie Allemand misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:08	Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound	9	10
5:00	Janelle Salaun makes driving layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)	9	12
4:37	Azura Stevens out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	12
4:37	Official timeout	9	12
4:18	Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	12
4:14	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	9	12
3:58	Dearica Hamby misses layup	9	12
3:53	Janelle Salaun defensive rebound	9	12
3:49	Kelsey Plum personal foul	9	12
3:40	Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup	9	12
3:38	Kelsey Plum defensive rebound	9	12
3:23	Rickea Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Azura Stevens assists)	12	12
2:56	Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot	12	12
2:53	Veronica Burton offensive rebound	12	12
2:46	Temi Fagbenle makes 6-foot layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)	12	14
2:31	Rickea Jackson traveling	12	14
2:31	Kaila Charles enters the game for Janelle Salaun	12	14
2:31	Cameron Brink enters the game for Azura Stevens	12	14
2:19	Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)	12	17
1:57	Julie Allemand misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	17
1:54	Temi Fagbenle defensive rebound	12	17
1:31	Temi Fagbenle misses 40-foot three point jumper	12	17
1:31	Sparks defensive team rebound	12	17
1:31	Iliana Rupert enters the game for Temi Fagbenle	12	17
1:12	Dearica Hamby lost ball turnover (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)	12	17
1:08	Kaila Charles lost ball turnover (Rickea Jackson steals)	12	17
1:06	Rickea Jackson lost ball turnover (Tiffany Hayes steals)	12	17
1:02	Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup	12	17
1:00	Kelsey Plum defensive rebound	12	17
55.3	Carla Leite enters the game for Tiffany Hayes	12	17
55.3	Rae Burrell enters the game for Dearica Hamby	12	17
47.3	Carla Leite shooting foul	12	17
47.3	Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2	13	17
47.3	Julie Vanloo enters the game for Kelsey Plum	13	17
47.3	Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
28.3	Cameron Brink blocks Kaila Charles 's 5-foot driving layup	14	17
24.7	Rae Burrell defensive rebound	14	17
17.2	Rickea Jackson misses 13-foot two point shot	14	17
14.7	Carla Leite defensive rebound	14	17
2.7	Julie Vanloo shooting foul	14	17
2.7	(00:02.7) [Sparks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	14	17
2.7	Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 3	14	18
2.7	Carla Leite misses free throw 2 of 3	14	18
2.7	Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound	14	18
2.7	Carla Leite makes free throw 3 of 3	14	19
1.4	Cameron Brink misses 61-foot three point jumper	14	19
0.1	Sparks offensive team rebound	14	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	19

Regular Season Series

GS wins 3-1

Sparks
84
Valkyries
67

Game 1

5/16

Valkyries
82
Sparks
73

Game 2

5/23

Valkyries
89
Sparks
81

Game 3

6/9

Sparks
59
Valkyries
72

Game 4

8/9

Chase Center

8:30 PM, August 9, 2025

San Francisco, CA

Attendance: 18,064

Referees:
Maj Forsberg
Paul Tuomey
Jenna Reneau

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	27	5	.844	-	W5
Phoenix	19	12	.613	7.5	L1
Las Vegas	18	14	.563	9	W4
Golden State	16	15	.516	10.5	W2
Seattle	16	16	.500	11	L5
Los Angeles	15	16	.484	11.5	W1
Dallas	8	24	.250	19	L5

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