Las Vegas Aces @ Golden State Valkyries
Thornton, Burton, Billings have double-doubles as Valkyries beat Aces 95-68 to snap 4-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Kayla Thornton had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Veronica Burton and Monique Billings also had double-doubles and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Las Vegas Aces 95-68 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak.
Burton added 14 points, a career-high 12 assists and seven rebounds, while Billings finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored a career-high 18 points for Golden State and Kate Martin had 12 for the expansion Valkyries, who set a franchise record for points in a game.
Thornton found Martin for a layup with a minute left in the first quarter to give the Valkyries the lead for good and Thornton’s 3-pointer with 3:47 remaining in the second made it 31-21. Las Vegas trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
The Valkyries (3-5) scored more points (34) in the second quarter than the Aces, who shot 29% (9 of 31) from the field in the first half, had at halftime. Martin’s deep pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Golden State a 49-28 lead at the intermission.
A'ja Wilson scored 17 for Las Vegas (4-3) and Chelsea Gray had 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Rookie Aaliyah Nye hit three 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 13 points, her second consecutive game in double figures.
The Aces finished shooting 36% (22 of 62) and made 6 of 25 (24%) from 3-point range.
Golden State heads south to play the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday. The Aces return home to take on Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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San Francisco, CA
Referee:Isaac Barnett
Referee:Randy Richardson
Referee:Teresa Stuck
2025-26 Standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 12 | 3 | .800 | - | W2 |
| Las Vegas | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1 | W1 |
| Golden State | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2 | W4 |
| Dallas | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3 | L1 |
| Portland | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5 | L2 |
| Phoenix | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.5 | L4 |
| Seattle | 3 | 13 | .188 | 9.5 | L9 |
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