Valkyries 77-86 Mercury (Jun 5, 2025)

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Scoring Plays

All Plays

V. Burton makes 21' stepback

1Q 08:22

S. Whitcomb makes 27' three

Assisted by S. Sabally

1Q 07:37

2-3

C. Zandalasini makes 23' three

Assisted by J. Salaün

1Q 07:24

5-3

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

1Q 07:04

6-3

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

1Q 07:04

7-3

C. Zandalasini makes putback layup

1Q 05:46

9-3

S. Sabally makes layup

1Q 05:32

9-5

A. Held makes free throw 1/3

1Q 04:16

9-6

A. Held makes free throw 2/3

1Q 04:16

9-7

V. Burton makes 24' three

Assisted by J. Vanloo

1Q 03:32

12-7

V. Burton makes free throw 1/1

1Q 03:32

13-7

A. Held makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Westbeld

1Q 03:17

13-10

K. Westbeld makes 14' driving bank floater

Assisted by A. Held

1Q 02:18

13-12

A. Held makes 24' pullup three

1Q 01:13

13-15

H. Jones makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Sabally

1Q 00:44

13-18

J. Vanloo makes 25' three

Assisted by M. Billings

1Q 00:31

16-18

K. Westbeld makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Sabally

1Q 00:11

16-21

A. Held makes 25' three

2Q 09:49

16-24

K. Martin makes 23' three

Assisted by S. Talbot

2Q 08:49

19-24

S. Sabally makes 3' hook shot

Assisted by A. Held

2Q 08:30

19-26

S. Talbot makes driving layup

Assisted by C. Leite

2Q 07:51

21-26

M. Musa makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by K. Westbeld

2Q 07:35

21-28

C. Leite makes free throw 1/2

2Q 07:15

22-28

K. Martin makes free throw 1/2

2Q 06:41

23-28

K. Brown makes layup

Assisted by M. Akoa Makani

2Q 05:48

23-30

T. Fágbénlé makes 25' three

Assisted by S. Talbot

2Q 05:28

26-30

T. Fágbénlé makes running layup

Assisted by S. Talbot

2Q 05:01

28-30

M. Akoa Makani makes 16' pullup

2Q 04:47

28-32

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:30

29-32

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:30

30-32

H. Jones makes 19' jump shot

Assisted by K. Brown

2Q 02:10

30-34

T. Fágbénlé makes driving layup

2Q 01:45

32-34

J. Salaün makes 26' three

Assisted by K. Thornton

2Q 01:01

35-34

S. Whitcomb makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by H. Jones

2Q 00:53

35-37

T. Fágbénlé makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:35

36-37

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:08

37-37

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:08

38-37

S. Sabally makes layup

3Q 09:37

38-39

K. Thornton makes putback layup

3Q 09:02

40-39

K. Thornton makes free throw 1/1

3Q 09:02

41-39

S. Sabally makes running layup

3Q 08:24

41-41

J. Salaün makes cutting layup

Assisted by C. Zandalasini

3Q 08:07

43-41

S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2

3Q 07:55

43-42

K. Thornton makes layup

3Q 07:22

45-42

J. Salaün makes layup

Assisted by T. Fágbénlé

3Q 06:54

47-42

S. Sabally makes 24' pullup three

3Q 06:41

47-45

K. Thornton makes layup

Assisted by V. Burton

3Q 05:56

49-45

K. Laksa makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by S. Sabally

3Q 05:43

49-48

K. Laksa makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 05:01

49-51

T. Fágbénlé makes layup

Assisted by V. Burton

3Q 03:57

51-51

K. Brown makes putback layup

3Q 03:40

51-53

J. Vanloo makes 11' pullup

3Q 03:36

53-53

A. Held makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:20

53-54

A. Held makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:20

53-55

J. Vanloo makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:11

54-55

J. Vanloo makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:11

55-55

M. Musa makes putback layup

3Q 02:54

55-57

T. Fágbénlé makes cutting layup

Assisted by J. Vanloo

3Q 02:13

57-57

A. Held makes 17' stepback

3Q 02:00

57-59

C. Zandalasini makes 14' turnaround jump shot

3Q 01:40

59-59

M. Musa makes cutting layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 01:23

59-61

J. Salaün makes layup

3Q 00:22

61-61

C. Zandalasini makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Martin

4Q 09:04

64-61

K. Westbeld makes layup

4Q 08:47

64-63

S. Sabally makes free throw 1/2

4Q 08:23

64-64

J. Vanloo makes free throw 1/3

4Q 08:03

65-64

J. Vanloo makes free throw 2/3

4Q 08:03

66-64

J. Vanloo makes free throw 3/3

4Q 08:03

67-64

K. Thornton makes 24' three

Assisted by J. Vanloo

4Q 07:40

70-64

M. Musa makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by M. Akoa Makani

4Q 07:25

70-66

K. Martin makes 25' three

Assisted by J. Vanloo

4Q 06:14

73-66

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

4Q 05:27

74-66

A. Held makes 19' stepback

4Q 04:26

74-68

V. Burton makes running layup

Assisted by J. Vanloo

4Q 04:04

76-68

A. Held makes driving layup

4Q 03:13

76-70

S. Whitcomb makes running layup

4Q 02:49

76-72

S. Whitcomb makes free throw 1/1

4Q 02:49

76-73

S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2

4Q 02:09

76-74

A. Held makes 26' stepback three

Assisted by S. Sabally

4Q 01:11

76-77

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:56

77-77

S. Sabally makes putback layup

4Q 00:33

77-79

S. Sabally makes free throw 1/1

4Q 00:33

77-80

S. Sabally makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:17

77-81

S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2

4Q 00:17

77-82

A. Held makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:16

77-83

A. Held makes free throw 2/2

4Q 00:16

77-84

M. Akoa Makani makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:12

77-85

M. Akoa Makani makes free throw 2/2

4Q 00:12

77-86

GSV

PHX

1

16

21

2

22

16

3

23

24

4

16

25

77

86

Top Performers

Points

24

Held

PHX

Rebounds

11

Fágbénlé

GSV

Assists

5

Vanloo

GSV

Threes

4

Held

PHX

GSV

Team Stats

PHX

25-60 (41.7%)

FG%

30-65 (46.2%)

9-29 (31.0%)

3PM

11-25 (44.0%)

18-25 (72.0%)

FTM

15-20 (75.0%)

29

Rebounds

36

17

Assists

15

19

Turnovers

17

2025 Western Conference

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	34	10	.773
2	Aces	30	14	.682	4.0
3	Mercury	27	17	.614	7.0
4	Storm	23	21	.523	11.0
5	Valkyries	23	21	.523	11.0
6	Sparks	21	23	.477	13.0
7	Wings	10	34	.227	24.0

Game Summary

The Phoenix Mercury emerged victorious over the Golden State Valkyries, 86 to 77, on June 5.

Game Info

June 5, 2025

PHX Arena

Phoenix, Arizona

#42 Roy Gulbeyan (Head Official)

#5 Tiara Cruse

#29 Jason Alabanza

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Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Kayla Thornton K. Thornton #5	32	10	3 (1)	1	1	0	-1	3	1	4-14	1-8	1-3	32.6
Veronica Burton V. Burton #22	28	16	2 (0)	2	2	0	-2	2	4	3-9	1-5	9-11	57.8
Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini #24	30	10	5 (1)	1	4	1	-18	1	5	4-8	2-4	0-0	62.5
Janelle Salaün J. Salaün #13	22	9	0 (0)	1	0	0	-5	2	2	4-6	1-2	0-0	75.0
Temi Fágbénlé T. Fágbénlé #14	28	12	11 (5)	1	2	2	-13	1	1	5-12	1-3	1-2	46.6

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Julie Vanloo J. Vanloo #35	24	10	1 (0)	5	1	0	-6	4	1	2-5	1-3	5-5	69.4
Kate Martin K. Martin #20	14	7	4 (1)	1	0	0	+4	1	1	2-3	2-3	1-2	90.2
Stephanie Talbot S. Talbot #6	12	2	3 (0)	3	0	0	+7	3	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	33.3
Carla Leite C. Leite #0	7	1	0 (0)	1	1	0	-5	2	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	26.6
Monique Billings M. Billings #25	2	0	0 (0)	1	0	0	-6	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tiffany Hayes T. Hayes #15
Kyara Linskens K. Linskens #31

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	GSV	77	29 (8)	17	11	3	19	25-60	9-29	18-25	54.2

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Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Satou Sabally S. Sabally #0	25	19	7 (2)	5	1	1	+18	4	5	6-13	1-2	6-9	56.0
Sami Whitcomb S. Whitcomb #33	30	9	3 (1)	2	0	0	-6	3	6	3-9	2-6	1-1	47.7
Monique Akoa Makani M. Akoa Makani #8	17	4	1 (0)	2	1	0	-5	3	1	1-3	0-1	2-2	51.5
Kathryn Westbeld K. Westbeld #24	30	7	7 (1)	2	2	2	+3	2	1	3-7	1-2	0-0	50.0
Kitija Laksa K. Laksa #9	26	6	4 (2)	0	1	0	+14	1	1	2-5	2-4	0-2	51.0

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Alexa Held A. Held #1	27	24	0 (0)	2	1	0	+18	2	2	7-15	4-9	6-6	68.0
Murjanatu Musa M. Musa #20	18	8	3 (2)	0	0	0	-4	1	3	4-6	0-0	0-0	66.7
Haley Jones H. Jones #30	14	5	3 (1)	1	0	1	+4	0	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	62.5
Kalani Brown K. Brown #21	13	4	8 (1)	1	1	1	+3	1	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	66.7
Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas #25
Natasha Mack N. Mack #4
Megan McConnell M. McConnell #16
Kahleah Copper K. Copper #2

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	PHX	86	36 (10)	15	7	5	17	30-65	11-25	15-20	58.3

All

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4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

V. Burton makes 21' stepback

1Q 08:22

S. Whitcomb makes 27' three

Assisted by S. Sabally

1Q 07:37

2-3

C. Zandalasini makes 23' three

Assisted by J. Salaün

1Q 07:24

5-3

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

1Q 07:04

6-3

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

1Q 07:04

7-3

C. Zandalasini makes putback layup

1Q 05:46

9-3

S. Sabally makes layup

1Q 05:32

9-5

A. Held makes free throw 1/3

1Q 04:16

9-6

A. Held makes free throw 2/3

1Q 04:16

9-7

V. Burton makes 24' three

Assisted by J. Vanloo

1Q 03:32

12-7

V. Burton makes free throw 1/1

1Q 03:32

13-7

A. Held makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Westbeld

1Q 03:17

13-10

K. Westbeld makes 14' driving bank floater

Assisted by A. Held

1Q 02:18

13-12

A. Held makes 24' pullup three

1Q 01:13

13-15

H. Jones makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Sabally

1Q 00:44

13-18

J. Vanloo makes 25' three

Assisted by M. Billings

1Q 00:31

16-18

K. Westbeld makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Sabally

1Q 00:11

16-21

A. Held makes 25' three

2Q 09:49

16-24

K. Martin makes 23' three

Assisted by S. Talbot

2Q 08:49

19-24

S. Sabally makes 3' hook shot

Assisted by A. Held

2Q 08:30

19-26

S. Talbot makes driving layup

Assisted by C. Leite

2Q 07:51

21-26

M. Musa makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by K. Westbeld

2Q 07:35

21-28

C. Leite makes free throw 1/2

2Q 07:15

22-28

K. Martin makes free throw 1/2

2Q 06:41

23-28

K. Brown makes layup

Assisted by M. Akoa Makani

2Q 05:48

23-30

T. Fágbénlé makes 25' three

Assisted by S. Talbot

2Q 05:28

26-30

T. Fágbénlé makes running layup

Assisted by S. Talbot

2Q 05:01

28-30

M. Akoa Makani makes 16' pullup

2Q 04:47

28-32

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:30

29-32

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:30

30-32

H. Jones makes 19' jump shot

Assisted by K. Brown

2Q 02:10

30-34

T. Fágbénlé makes driving layup

2Q 01:45

32-34

J. Salaün makes 26' three

Assisted by K. Thornton

2Q 01:01

35-34

S. Whitcomb makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by H. Jones

2Q 00:53

35-37

T. Fágbénlé makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:35

36-37

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:08

37-37

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:08

38-37

S. Sabally makes layup

3Q 09:37

38-39

K. Thornton makes putback layup

3Q 09:02

40-39

K. Thornton makes free throw 1/1

3Q 09:02

41-39

S. Sabally makes running layup

3Q 08:24

41-41

J. Salaün makes cutting layup

Assisted by C. Zandalasini

3Q 08:07

43-41

S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2

3Q 07:55

43-42

K. Thornton makes layup

3Q 07:22

45-42

J. Salaün makes layup

Assisted by T. Fágbénlé

3Q 06:54

47-42

S. Sabally makes 24' pullup three

3Q 06:41

47-45

K. Thornton makes layup

Assisted by V. Burton

3Q 05:56

49-45

K. Laksa makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by S. Sabally

3Q 05:43

49-48

K. Laksa makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 05:01

49-51

T. Fágbénlé makes layup

Assisted by V. Burton

3Q 03:57

51-51

K. Brown makes putback layup

3Q 03:40

51-53

J. Vanloo makes 11' pullup

3Q 03:36

53-53

A. Held makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:20

53-54

A. Held makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:20

53-55

J. Vanloo makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:11

54-55

J. Vanloo makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:11

55-55

M. Musa makes putback layup

3Q 02:54

55-57

T. Fágbénlé makes cutting layup

Assisted by J. Vanloo

3Q 02:13

57-57

A. Held makes 17' stepback

3Q 02:00

57-59

C. Zandalasini makes 14' turnaround jump shot

3Q 01:40

59-59

M. Musa makes cutting layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 01:23

59-61

J. Salaün makes layup

3Q 00:22

61-61

C. Zandalasini makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Martin

4Q 09:04

64-61

K. Westbeld makes layup

4Q 08:47

64-63

S. Sabally makes free throw 1/2

4Q 08:23

64-64

J. Vanloo makes free throw 1/3

4Q 08:03

65-64

J. Vanloo makes free throw 2/3

4Q 08:03

66-64

J. Vanloo makes free throw 3/3

4Q 08:03

67-64

K. Thornton makes 24' three

Assisted by J. Vanloo

4Q 07:40

70-64

M. Musa makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by M. Akoa Makani

4Q 07:25

70-66

K. Martin makes 25' three

Assisted by J. Vanloo

4Q 06:14

73-66

V. Burton makes free throw 2/2

4Q 05:27

74-66

A. Held makes 19' stepback

4Q 04:26

74-68

V. Burton makes running layup

Assisted by J. Vanloo

4Q 04:04

76-68

A. Held makes driving layup

4Q 03:13

76-70

S. Whitcomb makes running layup

4Q 02:49

76-72

S. Whitcomb makes free throw 1/1

4Q 02:49

76-73

S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2

4Q 02:09

76-74

A. Held makes 26' stepback three

Assisted by S. Sabally

4Q 01:11

76-77

V. Burton makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:56

77-77

S. Sabally makes putback layup

4Q 00:33

77-79

S. Sabally makes free throw 1/1

4Q 00:33

77-80

S. Sabally makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:17

77-81

S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2

4Q 00:17

77-82

A. Held makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:16

77-83

A. Held makes free throw 2/2

4Q 00:16

77-84

M. Akoa Makani makes free throw 1/2

4Q 00:12

77-85

M. Akoa Makani makes free throw 2/2

4Q 00:12

77-86

GSV

Team Stats

PHX

25-60 (41.7%)

FG%

30-65 (46.2%)

9-29 (31.0%)

3PM

11-25 (44.0%)

18-25 (72.0%)

FTM

15-20 (75.0%)

29

Rebounds

36

8

Offensive Rebounds

10

21

Defensive Rebounds

26

17

Assists

15

11

Steals

7

3

Blocks

5

19

Turnovers

17

19

Points Off Turnovers

20

6

Fastbreak Points

5

26

Points In Paint

28

7

Second Chance Points

17

16

Fouls

20

0

Technical Fouls

1

0

Flagrant Fouls

0

8

Biggest Lead

9

7

Longest Unanswered Run

11

Lead Changes

11

Ties

10

2-5 GSV

PHX 6-3

Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

2025 Western Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats