| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IND | 14 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 88 |
GS | 21 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 90 |
Golden State Valkyries survived it 90–88 — a 2-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. V. Burton led all scorers (25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST). R. Johnson answered with 16 for the Fever, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Valkyries run. It changed hands 9 times and was tied on 14 separate occasions. The Valkyries won the glass 37–34, and that was the margin. Valkyries won Q1 by 7 (14–21), the period that decided it. Field goals: Fever 41%, Valkyries 46%. From deep: Fever 32%, Valkyries 38%. Rebounds: Fever 34, Valkyries 37. Turnovers: Fever 11, Valkyries 11. Points in the paint: Fever 40, Valkyries 42.
The Valkyries sit 2nd in the Western Conference, 2 games back, winners of 4 straight, 8-2 over their last 10. The Fever sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference, winners of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Kiah Stokes makes 2-foot layup (Juste Jocyte assists)Score77-81
Caitlin Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)Score80-81
Aliyah Boston makes 13-foot turnaround jump shotScore82-81
Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2Score82-82
Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2Score82-83
Lexie Hull makes 16-foot pullup jump shotScore84-83
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2Score84-84
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2Score84-85
Janelle Salaun makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Veronica Burton assists)Score84-87
Janelle Salaun makes running layup (Gabby Williams assists)Score84-89
Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2Score85-89
Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2Score86-89
Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup (Caitlin Clark assists)Score88-89
Gabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 2Score88-90Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
Indiana Fever
Golden State Valkyries