Overview

• Alyssa Thomas converted a free throw with one second remaining after a foul by Cecilia Zandalasini to lift Phoenix over Golden State at Chase Center
• Janelle Salaün sparked the Valkyries’ comeback by drilling a 3-pointer and a fallaway jumper in the final 15 seconds to tie the game at 77
• Coach Natalie Nakase criticized the decisive foul call and is calling for uniform enforcement of rules as her expansion team falls to 10-11
• Phoenix managed the win with only eight active players, shooting 41.4% from three and fueled by DeWanna Bonner’s 22 points and Thomas’s 17 points with 11 assists
• The Valkyries drew 18,064 fans for their 11th straight sellout as they have lost four of their last five games on narrow endings