The Valkyries beat the Wings 77–73 in Game 3, advance to the WNBA semifinals
The Valkyries came back from 16 down despite Arike Ogunbowale’s 30 points to win the first-round series 2–1; the No. 3 Aces are next.
Game story
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings 77–73 in the deciding Game 3 on Friday, October 2. Gabby Williams led the Valkyries with 19 points; Arike Ogunbowale had 30 for the Wings. The win closes out the first round series 2–1 and sends the Valkyries to the WNBA semifinals against the Aces; the Wings’ season is over.
Dallas Wings vs. Golden State Valkyries | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 2, 2026
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Who stood out
Gabby Williams (Valkyries): 19 points on 6-of-17 shooting (3-of-6 from three), 4-of-4 at the line in 31 minutes, a +7 in her minutes. She came in averaging 14.5 points over 40 games of the 2026 regular season.
Tiffany Hayes (Valkyries): 18 points on 6-of-17 shooting (2-of-5 from three), 4-of-6 at the line in 27 minutes, a +15 in her minutes.
Arike Ogunbowale (Wings): 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting (3-of-6 from three), 5-of-6 at the line in 34 minutes, a +6 in her minutes.
Gabby Williams: Game 3 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401918294) and PropSports game log values as of Oct 2, 2026 payload 61feb622bfc49d98
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| Game 3 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 40 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 19 | 13 | 14.5 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Assists | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Minutes | 31 | 24.9 | 25 |
How it happened
It did not start that way: the Wings led 19–14 after one quarter and by as many as 16. The fourth quarter was the swing — the Valkyries won it 23–14 — and the Wings led 44–37 at halftime. The game had five lead changes; the Valkyries’ largest lead was 4.
The Valkyries’ bench outscored the Wings’, 31–8.
The Valkyries made 27-77 from the field (35%) and 9-29 from three; the Wings 26-59 (44%). Turnovers ran 6–11, and points off turnovers 9–12 in the Wings’ favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 40–36, points in the paint 34–32.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
Selected by the size of each difference relative to a typical game-to-game gap for that stat. Descriptive, not a causal breakdown of the margin.
PropSports box score and linescore (game 401918294) values as of Oct 2, 2026 payload af662181a42d4ec7
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| Valkyries | Wings | |
|---|---|---|
| Bench points | 31 | 8 |
| Offensive rebounds | 14 | 6 |
| Fast-break points | 10 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 11 |
| Field goal % | 35% | 44% |
What it means
A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Valkyries gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 12–9. One game is still one game.
The Valkyries came into the series as the No. 2 seed and the Wings as the No. 7; the higher seed finished the job.
Next for the Valkyries: the No. 3 Las Vegas Aces in the best-of-five semifinals, with home-court advantage as the No. 2 seed. Game 1 is at Chase Center; the tip time has not been set.
First Round series
Valkyries win the series 2–1
- W+24
- L-8
- W+4
Each final game of the best-of-3 series through this one, from the Valkyries side; the number is the final margin.
PropBetEdge playoff bracket (final scores) values as of Oct 2, 2026 payload 5e000517212e870c
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| Team | Game | Result | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkyries | Game 1 vs DAL (104–80) | W | +24 |
| Valkyries | Game 2 at DAL (108–100) | L | -8 |
| Valkyries | Game 3 vs DAL (77–73) | W | +4 |
Gabby Williams carries a 73 WinBA Score, PropBetEdge’s winning-impact rating, No. 20 of 196 qualified players.
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Valkyries favored by 8.5; the 4-point margin put the Wings on the right side of the spread.
The 150 combined points went under the 159.5 total.
Gabby Williams (19 points against 14.5 entering the game and 13 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Oct 2.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Whether the next posted prop lines adjust to these performances.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Oct 2) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Photo: Zafer · CC BY 4.0 (cropped)Pictured: Gabby Williams.
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
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