Golden State Valkyries at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCaitlin Clark scores 22 points in return from 1-game absence as Fever beat Valkyries 90-82
Clark made four 3-pointers. Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points for Indiana (4-2), going 11 for 11 from the foul line. Sophie Cunningham had 11 points off the bench.
Reserves Tiffany Hayes (19 points) and Kaitlyn Chen (18 points) led the Valkyries (3-2). Veronica Burton added 17 points and Kayla Thornton had 10.
Golden State was coming off an 87-70 win at New York on Thursday in which it held the Liberty 20 points below their average.
Indiana had a 10-point lead with 2 1/2 minutes to go. Golden State cut the deficit in four before the Fever closed it out at the foul line.
Golden State, down one after one quarter, started the second quarter with an 11-2 run and took a 44-37 lead at the half.
Indiana went 6 of 9 from the 3-point line and 19 of 26 from the foul line in the second half. In the first half, the Fever were 4 of 17 from distance and 3 of 3 from the foul line.
Fever: Travel to San Francisco for a rematch with the Valkyries on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
IND leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 90 |
| 4th 14.3 |  |
Raven Johnson defensive rebound | 82 - 90 |
| 4th 17.4 |  |
Tiffany Hayes misses two point shot | 82 - 90 |
| 4th 22.7 | |
Kayla Thornton defensive rebound | 82 - 90 |
Statistics
 GS |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 29-63 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 23-27 | FT | 22-29 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 26 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 42 | Percent Led | 53 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,742 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
- | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
1.5 | 4 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
2.5 | 5 | L3 | 0.2857143 | 2 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 3 | L2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Toronto |
2 | 4 | L2 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 New York |
2 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Washington |
2 | 3 | L2 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 7 | L2 | 0.125 | 1 |
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