FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Golden State Valkyries
vs Indiana Fever
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 20 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 88 |
| IND | 18 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 75 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Indiana Fever, 88-75, a 13-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Golden State Valkyries and 30 for Indiana Fever; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 45. The combined final of 163 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: GS 20-IND 18, 20-18 cumulative; 2Q: GS 20-IND 12, 40-30 cumulative; 3Q: GS 18-IND 21, 58-51 cumulative; 4Q: GS 30-IND 24, 88-75 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Golden State Valkyries's highest-scoring period was 30 points, while Indiana Fever's high was 24; the final separation was 13 points.
The first-half margin was 10 points, compared with 3 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
Golden State Valkyries recorded 52% from the field, 33% from three and 87% at the line; Indiana Fever posted 40%, 36% and 75%. Rebounds finished 30-26, assists 16-14 and turnovers 14-15. The same team box reports a 34-32 split in paint points and 6-10 in offensive rebounds.
Gabby Williams led Golden State Valkyries with 16 points. Kayla Thornton supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Veronica Burton led with 4 assists. For Indiana Fever, the corresponding leaders were Kelsey Mitchell with 20 points, Aliyah Boston with 7 rebounds and Caitlin Clark with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from GS and 10 from IND. 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, Golden State Valkyries are 19-9, No. 3 overall and No. 3 in the West, 4 games behind the conference leader. Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +147 and +183.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Golden State Valkyries stood at 18-7 across 25 games and Indiana Fever at 14-10 across 24. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 400-346 for the away team and 452-426 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Golden State Valkyries recorded 2 wins and Indiana Fever 1; aggregate scoring was 260-253. 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 | GS | IND |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 52 | 40 |
| 3P% | 33 | 36 |
| FT% | 87 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 26 |
| Assists | 16 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 15 |
| Paint points | 34 | 32 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Thornton * | 31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3-8 | 21 |
| Veronica Burton * | 30 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1-4 | 12 |
| Gabby Williams * | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 9 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2-7 | 4 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 2 |
| Janelle Salaun | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 4 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | 11 |
| Kaila Charles | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | -3 |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 35 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 7-16 | -5 |
| Monique Billings * | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1-5 | -11 |
| Caitlin Clark * | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4-14 | -8 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6-11 | 1 |
| Lexie Hull * | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | -9 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | -4 |
| Makayla Timpson | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3-4 | -14 |
| Tyasha Harris | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | -11 |
| Grace VanSlooten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Raven Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Damiris Dantas | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |