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Minnesota Lynx @ Golden State Valkyries 77–66

2026-08-19 22:00 · WNBA · Chase Center, San Francisco CA · Att. 18,064 · USA Net

Minnesota Lynx 2026 · Golden State Valkyries 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	21	20	13	23	77
GSV	13	13	15	25	66

Team stats

	Lynx	Valkyries
Field goals	28-56 .500	25-77 .325
Three-pointers	7-19 .368	7-37 .189
Free throws	14-16 .875	9-11 .818
Offensive rebounds	5	13
Defensive rebounds	25	20
Total rebounds	30	33
Assists	20	18
Steals	3	8
Blocks	4	2
Turnovers	14	9
Personal fouls	17	19
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	30	30
Fast-break points	4	8
Points off turnovers	9	11
Largest lead	22	0
Lead changes	0	0

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Napheesa Collier F	37	18	5-12	0-2	8-8	0	8	8	0	0	0	3	1	+15
Kayla McBride F	36	20	6-13	3-7	5-6	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	+6
Natasha Howard C	34	8	4-7	0-1	0-0	3	3	6	4	0	2	7	4	+12
Olivia Miles G	30	20	8-10	3-5	1-2	0	5	5	7	2	2	2	2	+9
Courtney Williams G	29	9	4-9	1-2	0-0	1	2	3	7	0	0	1	4	+9
Nia Coffey F	15	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	-1
Dorka Juhasz F	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Maya Caldwell G	7	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+5
Total	200	77	28-56	7-19	14-16	5	25	30	20	3	4	14	17

FG .500 · 3P .368 · FT .875

Did not play: Antonia Delaere (dnp - coach's decision), Anastasiia Olairi Kosu (dnp - coach's decision), Eliska Hamzova (dnp - coach's decision), Chloe Bibby (dnp - coach's decision)

Golden State Valkyries

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Veronica Burton G	36	14	4-9	2-6	4-4	2	2	4	7	4	0	2	5	-3
Gabby Williams F	31	10	4-15	1-7	1-1	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	0	-11
Cecilia Zandalasini G	30	8	3-15	1-9	1-2	0	6	6	3	0	0	1	5	-2
Kayla Thornton F	19	5	2-8	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-17
Kiah Stokes C	17	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	-11
Tiffany Hayes G	25	12	5-12	0-5	2-2	4	3	7	2	1	2	2	4	-8
Janelle Salaun F	24	15	6-12	2-5	1-2	3	3	6	3	0	0	0	2	+4
Kaila Charles G	14	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	2	+1
Kaitlyn Chen G	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-8
Total	200	66	25-77	7-37	9-11	13	20	33	18	8	2	9	19

FG .325 · 3P .189 · FT .818

Did not play: Laeticia Amihere (dnp - coach's decision), Juste Jocyte (dnp - coach's decision), Nadia Fingall (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Maj Forsberg, Randy Richardson, Angel Kent

Play-by-play

Show every play (365)

Quarter 1

10:00 GSV Natasha Howard vs. Kiah Stokes (Veronica Burton gains possession)
9:41 GSV Gabby Williams bad pass turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
9:35 MIN Courtney Williams makes 11-foot running jump shot (Kayla McBride assists) 2–0
9:11 GSV Gabby Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
9:09 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
8:58 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:55 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
8:41 MIN Kayla McBride misses 26-foot jump bank shot
8:40 GSV Veronica Burton defensive rebound
8:35 MIN Kayla McBride shooting foul
8:35 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2 2–1
8:35 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2 2–2
8:21 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 16-foot jumper
8:19 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
8:13 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
8:12 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
8:05 MIN Natasha Howard makes running layup (Olivia Miles assists) 4–2
7:47 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
7:43 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
7:43 GSV Veronica Burton kicked ball violation
7:34 MIN Olivia Miles makes 12-foot pullup jump shot 6–2
7:10 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot 6–4
6:51 MIN Natasha Howard bad pass turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
6:34 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 28-foot three point jumper
6:32 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
6:21 GSV Kiah Stokes misses two point shot
6:21 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
6:07 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini personal foul
6:00 MIN Kayla McBride makes 4-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 8–4
5:49 GSV Kayla Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists) 8–7
5:29 MIN Olivia Miles misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:28 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
5:15 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
5:11 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
5:05 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Kiah Stokes
5:02 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini shooting foul
5:02 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2 9–7
5:02 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
5:02 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 10–7
4:52 GSV Gabby Williams misses driving floating jump shot
4:51 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
4:44 MIN Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
4:43 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
4:35 GSV Kayla Thornton makes two point shot (Veronica Burton assists) 10–9
4:17 MIN Tiffany Hayes blocks Courtney Williams 's 6-foot driving layup
4:14 MIN Courtney Williams offensive rebound
4:09 MIN Natasha Howard makes layup (Courtney Williams assists) 12–9
4:02 GSV Veronica Burton misses driving layup
4:02 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
3:54 MIN Napheesa Collier makes layup (Courtney Williams assists) 14–9
3:30 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
3:29 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
3:21 GSV Tiffany Hayes personal foul
3:21 Official timeout
3:21 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kayla Thornton
3:21 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton
3:21 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Natasha Howard
3:21 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Courtney Williams
3:18 GSV Tiffany Hayes personal foul
3:11 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot two point shot (Olivia Miles assists) 16–9
2:46 MIN Nia Coffey shooting foul
2:46 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2 16–10
2:46 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2 16–11
2:32 GSV Kaitlyn Chen personal foul
2:32 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 17–11
2:32 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 18–11
2:10 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
2:08 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
2:08 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Kayla McBride
1:57 MIN Napheesa Collier bad pass turnover (Gabby Williams steals)
1:54 GSV Gabby Williams makes two point shot 18–13
1:36 GSV Kaila Charles shooting foul
1:36 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2 19–13
1:36 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Napheesa Collier
1:36 MIN Olivia Miles misses free throw 2 of 2
1:35 MIN Dorka Juhasz offensive rebound
1:19 MIN shot clock turnover
1:10 GSV Janelle Salaun misses driving layup
1:09 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
0:58 MIN Tiffany Hayes blocks Maya Caldwell's driving layup
0:56 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
0:55 MIN Natasha Howard bad pass turnover (Kaila Charles steals)
0:42 GSV Kaitlyn Chen misses two point shot
0:41 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
0:27 MIN Maya Caldwell makes 3-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 21–13
0:08 GSV Gabby Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
0:04 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 GSV Kayla Thornton enters the game for Gabby Williams
10:00 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Olivia Miles
10:00 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Nia Coffey
9:45 GSV Kaila Charles shooting foul
9:45 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 22–13
9:45 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 23–13
9:34 GSV Kayla Thornton misses layup
9:33 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
9:21 MIN Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three pointer (Maya Caldwell assists) 26–13
9:19 GSV Golden State Valkyries Full timeout
9:19 GSV Veronica Burton enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen
9:03 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
9:02 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
8:46 MIN Courtney Williams makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Howard assists) 28–13
8:24 GSV Veronica Burton makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Janelle Salaun assists) 28–16
8:10 MIN Napheesa Collier misses layup
8:09 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
7:49 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
7:47 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
7:47 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Janelle Salaun
7:47 GSV Kiah Stokes enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
7:47 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Maya Caldwell
7:29 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Natasha Howard assists) 30–16
7:07 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 7-foot fade away jump shot
7:06 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
6:59 MIN Courtney Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
6:57 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
6:48 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
6:48 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2 30–17
6:48 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Kaila Charles
6:48 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
6:48 GSV Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2 30–18
6:30 MIN Natasha Howard bad pass turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
6:25 GSV Gabby Williams misses 24-foot running jump shot
6:23 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
6:14 MIN Natasha Howard offensive foul
6:14 MIN Natasha Howard offensive foul turnover
5:53 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:51 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
5:34 MIN Dorka Juhasz misses 12-foot two point shot
5:33 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
5:25 GSV Gabby Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:15 MIN Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 33–18
4:49 GSV Gabby Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
4:47 GSV Veronica Burton offensive rebound
4:44 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 27-foot three point jumper
4:43 GSV Gabby Williams offensive rebound
4:42 GSV Gabby Williams misses two point shot
4:41 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
4:35 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini personal foul
4:35 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
4:28 GSV Gabby Williams kicked ball violation
4:17 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 9-foot two point shot 35–18
3:59 GSV Gabby Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
3:46 MIN Natasha Howard bad pass turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
3:42 GSV Natasha Howard blocks Kayla Thornton 's 4-foot running layup
3:41 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
3:32 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:27 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
3:23 MIN Natasha Howard misses 5-foot two point shot
3:21 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
3:03 GSV Gabby Williams misses driving layup
3:02 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
3:01 GSV Kiah Stokes makes tip shot 35–20
2:45 MIN Natasha Howard double dribble turnover
2:45 MIN Lynx Full timeout
2:45 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Gabby Williams
2:45 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kayla Thornton
2:45 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Natasha Howard
2:45 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
2:37 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
2:36 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
2:22 MIN Olivia Miles makes 24-foot three pointer 38–20
2:00 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes 4-foot layup (Kiah Stokes assists) 38–22
1:38 MIN Olivia Miles misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
1:35 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
1:22 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
1:20 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
1:18 GSV Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:16 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
1:09 GSV Veronica Burton personal foul
1:04 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul
1:04 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul turnover
0:54 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 38–24
0:30 MIN Olivia Miles makes 26-foot three pointer 41–24
0:13 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 41–26
0:03 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:00 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
0:00 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 54-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:00 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
10:00 GSV Kayla Thornton enters the game for Janelle Salaun
10:00 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Nia Coffey
9:47 MIN Olivia Miles makes 15-foot step back jumpshot 43–26
9:21 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 26-foot three point jumper
9:19 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
9:10 MIN Natasha Howard makes 5-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) 45–26
8:45 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
8:43 GSV shot clock turnover
8:43 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
8:28 MIN Olivia Miles makes 13-foot step back jumpshot 47–26
8:28 GSV Golden State Valkyries Full timeout
8:14 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 22-foot three point jumper
8:11 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
8:01 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
7:51 GSV Veronica Burton makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Gabby Williams assists) 47–28
7:29 MIN Natasha Howard makes layup (Courtney Williams assists) 49–28
7:02 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:00 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
6:50 MIN Napheesa Collier misses two point shot
6:49 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
6:41 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes running layup 49–30
6:19 MIN Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 52–30
6:01 MIN Kayla McBride personal foul
6:01 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes
6:01 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Gabby Williams
6:01 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Olivia Miles
5:53 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 2-foot two point shot 52–32
5:43 MIN Nia Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:41 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
5:28 GSV Veronica Burton out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:17 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:16 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
4:56 GSV Natasha Howard blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 3-foot driving layup
4:56 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
4:56 MIN Lynx Coach's Challenge
4:56 MIN (04:56) [Lynx] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lynx] retain their timeout
4:56 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Kayla Thornton
4:45 GSV Janelle Salaun personal foul
4:37 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
4:35 GSV Golden State Valkyries defensive team rebound
4:35 MIN Natasha Howard loose ball foul
4:17 GSV Veronica Burton makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists) 52–35
4:03 MIN Napheesa Collier lost ball turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
4:03 MIN Nia Coffey personal foul
4:03 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
3:49 GSV Tiffany Hayes offensive foul
3:49 GSV Tiffany Hayes offensive foul turnover
3:41 GSV Tiffany Hayes personal foul
3:32 MIN Nia Coffey misses 28-foot three point jumper
3:30 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
3:21 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
3:21 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses free throw 1 of 2
3:21 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
3:21 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2 52–36
3:05 MIN Olivia Miles makes 6-foot two point shot 54–36
2:45 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:44 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
2:30 MIN Kayla McBride misses 6-foot floating jump shot
2:28 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
2:28 MIN Natasha Howard steps out of bounds turnover
2:28 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
2:14 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 54–39
1:52 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 5-foot fade away jump shot
1:51 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
1:51 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Natasha Howard
1:51 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Nia Coffey
1:49 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive foul
1:49 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive foul turnover
1:49 (01:49) [Lynx] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)
1:28 GSV Olivia Miles blocks Kaila Charles 's 6-foot driving layup
1:28 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
1:24 GSV Veronica Burton misses 27-foot three point jumper
1:23 GSV Janelle Salaun offensive rebound
1:08 MIN Dorka Juhasz vs. Kaila Charles (Olivia Miles gains possession)
1:08 GSV Kaila Charles lost ball turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
0:44 MIN Kayla McBride misses two point shot
0:43 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
0:34 GSV Veronica Burton makes 4-foot two point shot (Janelle Salaun assists) 54–41
0:23 MIN Olivia Miles offensive foul
0:23 MIN Olivia Miles offensive foul turnover
0:02 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:00 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4