Golden State Valkyries @ Minnesota Lynx

Golden State Valkyries

23-21, 9-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
GS	8	14	19	12	53
MIN	17	17	13	25	72

Minnesota Lynx

34-10, 20-2 home

Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 16-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
Kayla McBride makes layup (Alanna Smith assists)
Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Veronica Burton blocks Kayla McBride 's 3-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jessica Shepard makes layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 16-foot jumper
Maria Kliundikova makes finger roll layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 3-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Courtney Williams makes two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
Courtney Williams makes two point shot
Napheesa Collier makes 13-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 18-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
Kaila Charles blocks Jessica Shepard 's 6-foot layup
Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 6-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point shot
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point shot
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes tip shot
Bridget Carleton misses 22-foot three point jumper
Iliana Rupert blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 3-foot layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 6-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Courtney Williams misses 10-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams misses two point shot
Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
Jessica Shepard makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Anastasiia Olairi Kosu assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
Camryn Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monique Billings blocks Camryn Taylor 's 9-foot two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Camryn Taylor misses 6-foot two point shot
Jaylyn Sherrod makes layup
Temi Fagbenle makes layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Temi Fagbenle misses layup
Kaila Charles makes 12-foot two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
Alanna Smith blocks Kaila Charles 's 4-foot driving layup
Veronica Burton makes 3-foot layup (Janelle Salaun assists)
Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
Veronica Burton misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams blocks Veronica Burton 's 5-foot driving layup
Janelle Salaun misses 11-foot two point shot
Temi Fagbenle misses 14-foot jumper
Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaila Charles makes 15-foot jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)
Kaila Charles misses 22-foot three point shot
Kaila Charles misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Carla Leite misses two point shot
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 23-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
Carla Leite misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Kaila Charles assists)
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Alanna Smith blocks Kaila Charles 's 5-foot driving layup
Temi Fagbenle makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Janelle Salaun assists)
Kaila Charles makes layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Temi Fagbenle makes layup
Veronica Burton misses driving layup
Kaila Charles misses 27-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kaila Charles misses driving layup
Kaila Charles makes driving layup (Iliana Rupert assists)
Alanna Smith blocks Veronica Burton 's 5-foot driving layup
Cecilia Zandalasini makes 14-foot jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
Iliana Rupert makes 8-foot layup (Veronica Burton assists)
Veronica Burton misses driving layup
Janelle Salaun misses 24-foot three point jumper
Janelle Salaun misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point shot
Iliana Rupert makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
Iliana Rupert makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point jumper
Iliana Rupert misses 27-foot three point jumper
Monique Billings misses two point shot
Janelle Salaun misses driving floating jump shot
Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
Janelle Salaun misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Kaila Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Veronica Burton makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman blocks Veronica Burton 's 16-foot pullup jump shot
Cecilia Zandalasini misses 17-foot jumper
Carla Leite misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Janelle Salaun misses 3-foot jump bank shot
Janelle Salaun makes two point shot
Kate Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kate Martin misses 10-foot two point shot
Laeticia Amihere makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monique Billings assists)
Monique Billings makes 3-foot layup (Carla Leite assists)
Monique Billings makes 10-foot jumper (Carla Leite assists)
Kate Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper

VALKYRIES

LYNX

TIME		GS	MIN
10:00	Temi Fagbenle vs. Alanna Smith (Kayla McBride gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:41	Kaila Charles defensive rebound	0	0
9:24	Temi Fagbenle makes layup (Veronica Burton assists)	2	0
9:07	Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
9:05	Bridget Carleton offensive rebound	2	0
9:02	Napheesa Collier makes 16-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)	2	2
8:45	Temi Fagbenle misses layup	2	2
8:44	Lynx defensive team rebound	2	2
8:22	Kayla McBride makes layup (Alanna Smith assists)	2	4
8:07	Kaila Charles makes 12-foot two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)	4	4
7:49	Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	4	6
7:28	Alanna Smith blocks Kaila Charles 's 4-foot driving layup	4	6
7:27	Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound	4	6
7:25	Veronica Burton out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	6
7:02	Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	6
6:58	Janelle Salaun defensive rebound	4	6
6:47	Veronica Burton makes 3-foot layup (Janelle Salaun assists)	6	6
6:36	Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
6:33	Iliana Rupert defensive rebound	6	6
6:22	Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	6
6:19	Temi Fagbenle offensive rebound	6	6
6:18	Temi Fagbenle offensive foul	6	6
6:18	Temi Fagbenle turnover	6	6
6:08	Courtney Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
6:04	Napheesa Collier offensive rebound	6	6
6:02	Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	6
5:59	Kaila Charles defensive rebound	6	6
5:46	Veronica Burton misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
5:43	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	6	6
5:40	Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)	6	9
5:22	Kaila Charles lost ball turnover (Kayla McBride steals)	6	9
5:17	Veronica Burton blocks Kayla McBride 's 3-foot two point shot	6	9
5:15	Kayla McBride offensive rebound	6	9
5:13	Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)	6	12
4:54	Courtney Williams blocks Veronica Burton 's 5-foot driving layup	6	12
4:53	Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound	6	12
4:53	Official timeout	6	12
4:47	Janelle Salaun misses 11-foot two point shot	6	12
4:43	Kaila Charles offensive rebound	6	12
4:32	Temi Fagbenle misses 14-foot jumper	6	12
4:29	Iliana Rupert offensive rebound	6	12
4:24	Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	12
4:23	Lynx defensive team rebound	6	12
4:10	Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	12
4:08	Alanna Smith offensive rebound	6	12
4:05	Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	6	12
4:02	Iliana Rupert defensive rebound	6	12
3:53	Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	12
3:51	Temi Fagbenle offensive rebound	6	12
3:49	Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	12
3:45	Temi Fagbenle offensive rebound	6	12
3:42	Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	12
3:39	Kayla McBride defensive rebound	6	12
3:23	Kayla McBride lost ball turnover (Veronica Burton steals)	6	12
3:22	Alanna Smith personal foul	6	12
3:22	Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Courtney Williams	6	12
3:22	Jessica Shepard enters the game for Alanna Smith	6	12
3:22	Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Janelle Salaun	6	12
3:09	Kaila Charles makes 15-foot jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)	8	12
2:50	Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists)	8	14
2:34	Cecilia Zandalasini offensive foul	8	14
2:34	Cecilia Zandalasini turnover	8	14
2:15	Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot	8	14
2:11	Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound	8	14
1:55	Iliana Rupert offensive foul	8	14
1:55	Iliana Rupert turnover	8	14
1:44	Kayla McBride bad pass (Temi Fagbenle steals)	8	14
1:40	Kaila Charles misses 22-foot three point shot	8	14
1:37	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	8	14
1:23	Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)	8	17
58.1	Kaila Charles bad pass (Bridget Carleton steals)	8	17
51.9	Courtney Williams enters the game for Kayla McBride	8	17
51.9	Maria Kliundikova enters the game for Napheesa Collier	8	17
51.9	Monique Billings enters the game for Temi Fagbenle	8	17
49.6	Courtney Williams bad pass (Veronica Burton steals)	8	17
36.5	Kaila Charles misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	8	17
34.1	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	8	17
18.1	Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	8	17
16.3	Iliana Rupert defensive rebound	8	17
2.0	Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	17
1.6	Bridget Carleton defensive rebound	8	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	8	17

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 4-0

Lynx
86
Valkyries
75

Game 1

6/1

Valkyries
71
Lynx
82

Game 2

7/5

Lynx
78
Valkyries
72

Game 3

9/6

Valkyries
53
Lynx
72

Game 4

9/11

Target Center

8:00 PM, September 11, 2025Coverage: NBA TV

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 8,824

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Jeff Wooten
Randy Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

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