SAN FRANCISCO — In their first game on national television, the Golden State Valkyries showed out. 

They routed the Las Vegas Aces 95-68 on Saturday in a game broadcast by ABC to snap their four-game losing streak. 

The expansion Bay Area team had its best offensive showing all season, shooting 47.9% from the field and 35.7% from the 3-point line. 

Forward Kayla Thornton led the way, scoring a career-high 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Monique Billings came off the bench to contribute 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cecilia Zandalasini added 18 points and Kate Martin had 12. 

Starting point guard Veronica Burton scored 14 points and dished out 12 assists to record her first-career double-double. Burton was three rebounds shy of her first career triple-double. 

Golden State held Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson to an inefficient team-high 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting. She had a game-high five turnovers. Hayward-born guard Chelsea Gray had 16 points. 

After taking a two-point lead after the first quarter, Golden State exploded in the second. 

Powered by a balanced scoring attack, the Valkyries shot 10 for 16 from the field in the period to take a 21-point lead into halftime – their largest advantage through the first two quarters this season. Martin ended the quarter with a deep buzzer-beating 3-pointer that jolted the fans inside Chase Center. 

Thornton had 14 first-half points.

She had a scary moment late in the second quarter when she collided with Wilson while trying to take a charge. The Valkyries tended to Thornton for a few minutes before she was able to get to her feet on her own accord. 

The Valkyries’ momentum continued in the third quarter as they made their first six shots after halftime. At one point in the third, Golden State led by as many as 29 as they shut down the Aces’ high-powered offense. 

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Golden State cruised in the fourth quarter as Las Vegas emptied its bench halfway through the period. 

The Valkyries’ Commissioner’s Cup record improved to 1-2 . The Commissioner’s Cup is an in-season competition in which the top teams in each conference with the best cup records play each other in a championship game with a $500,000 prize on the line.

The Valkyries will hit the road again when they play the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.