FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 14 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 88 |
| GS | 21 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 90 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Indiana Fever, 90-88, a 2-point margin. The first-half totals were 44 for Indiana Fever and 44 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 44 and 46. The combined final of 178 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 14-GS 21, 14-21 cumulative; 2Q: IND 30-GS 23, 44-44 cumulative; 3Q: IND 23-GS 21, 67-65 cumulative; 4Q: IND 21-GS 25, 88-90 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Indiana Fever's highest-scoring period was 30 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 25; the final separation was 2 points.
The first-half margin was 0 points, compared with 2 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Indiana Fever recorded 41% from the field, 32% from three and 90% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 46%, 38% and 71%. Rebounds finished 34-37, assists 22-24 and turnovers 11-11. The same team box reports a 40-42 split in paint points and 7-8 in offensive rebounds.
Caitlin Clark led Indiana Fever with 16 points. Aliyah Boston supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Caitlin Clark led with 6 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Veronica Burton with 25 points, Janelle Salaun with 7 rebounds and Gabby Williams with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from IND and 11 from GS. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games behind the conference leader. Golden State Valkyries are 19-9, No. 3 overall and No. 3 in the West, 4 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 4-3 across 7 games and Golden State Valkyries at 5-2 across 7. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 459-427 for the away team and 419-387 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 1 wins and Golden State Valkyries 1; aggregate scoring was 178-172. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 0 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | IND | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 41 | 46 |
| 3P% | 32 | 38 |
| FT% | 90 | 71 |
| Rebounds | 34 | 37 |
| Assists | 22 | 24 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 11 |
| Paint points | 40 | 42 |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | -6 |
| Caitlin Clark * | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3-12 | -2 |
| Lexie Hull * | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2-7 | 2 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4-11 | -2 |
| Monique Billings * | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4-11 | 1 |
| Raven Johnson | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7-10 | 4 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | -2 |
| Makayla Timpson | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Grace VanSlooten | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Damiris Dantas | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Tyasha Harris | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 29 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 7-13 | -2 |
| Gabby Williams * | 28 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6-14 | -2 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2-4 | -2 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Kaila Charles * | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | -8 |
| Janelle Salaun | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 7-12 | 1 |
| Juste Jocyte | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 7 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | 4 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Ashten Prechtel | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |