SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 14: Ezi Magbegor #13 of the Seattle Storm blocks the shot of Kayla Thornton #5 of the Golden State Valkyries in the second half during a WNBA Commissioner's Cup game at Chase Center on June 14, 2025 in San Francisco, … (Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO - Kayla Thornton scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Temi Fagbenle scored 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Seattle Storm 76-70 on Saturday.
Carla Leite added 14 points for Golden State (5-5).
Skylar Diggins scored 21 points, reserve Alysha Clark scored 11 points and Ezi Magbegor 10 for the Storm (6-5).
Leite broke a 13-all tie with a layup with 2:18 left in the first quarter and Golden State (5-5) never trailed again. The Valkyries led 21-15 at the end of one, and a Leite basket gave Golden State its first double-digit lead at 25-15 with 8:57 left before halftime. Golden State led 44-31 at halftime.
A Leite lay-in with 5:41 left in the third extended the margin to 56-36 and Golden State led 64-51 at the end of three. Seattle used an 11-2 run to get within 67-62 with 5:24 after a Diggins basket. Her three-point play with 44.1 seconds to go brought the Storm within 74-70, but they never scored again.
Thornton made two foul shots with 13.1 seconds left to seal it.
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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