Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Final Score & Over/Under Result — May 21, 2026

Golden State's 87–70 victory over New York came down to a fourth-quarter surge that both teams unleashed. The Valkyries controlled the opening half, outscoring Liberty 42–34 through two quarters, but the Liberty clawed back into range as the third quarter compressed scoring to just 33 combined points. That defensive tightness unraveled in the fourth: a combined 48 points in the final quarter—the game's highest-scoring period—ultimately decided the matchup by 17.

Gabby Williams led Golden State with 16 points, supported by Kaila Charles's 13 points and 7 rebounds and Veronica Burton's 13 points and 7 assists. For New York, Breanna Stewart delivered 18 points and 9 rebounds while Jonquel Jones added 16 points and 8 rebounds, but neither could generate enough offensive flow to overcome the Valkyries' control. The combined total of 157 fell well short of the market line of 168.5, landing 11.5 points under. DAGGER's pregame call for an over missed decisively, though the model's live adjustment cashed—a sign that real-time scoring patterns diverged sharply from pregame expectations.