| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LV | 21 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 91 |
 GS | 23 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 81 |
A. Wilson led all scorers (28 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST). G. Williams answered with 20 for the Valkyries, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 11-0 Valkyries run. It changed hands 12 times and was tied on 6 separate occasions. The Aces lived in the paint, 38 points to 16, and that was the margin. Aces won Q3 by 16 (29–13), the period that decided it. Field goals: Aces 48%, Valkyries 34%. From deep: Aces 36%, Valkyries 46%. Rebounds: Aces 45, Valkyries 33. Turnovers: Aces 15, Valkyries 12. Points in the paint: Aces 38, Valkyries 16.
The Aces sit 3rd in the Western Conference, 4 games back, winners of 3 straight, 6-4 over their last 10. The Valkyries sit 2nd in the Western Conference, 2 games back, winners of 4 straight, 8-2 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Veronica Burton makes driving layupScore85-65Gabby Williams makes 28-foot three pointerScore85-68Juste Jocyte makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)Score85-71Gabby Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Juste Jocyte assists)Score85-74A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2Score86-74A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2Score87-74Janelle Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2Score87-75Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2Score87-76Janelle Salaun makes 26-foot running jump shot (Kaitlyn Chen assists)Score87-79Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kierstan Bell assists)Score89-79Juste Jocyte makes free throw 1 of 2Score89-80Juste Jocyte makes free throw 2 of 2Score89-81Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 1 of 2Score90-81Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 2 of 2Score91-81Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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