Indiana Fever vs Golden State Valkyries Game Player Stats and Box Score for Aug 31 | 2025 WNBA Season

The Indiana Fever vs Golden State Valkyries was one of two WNBA games scheduled on Sunday. Both of these teams are looking to secure their spots in the playoffs as the regular season heads to a tight finish.

Heading into this game, the Fever were the sixth seed with a 21-18 record. Meanwhile, the Valkyries were the eighth seed with a 20-18 record. These two teams are jostling for playoff position with the Seattle Storm, who are currently at 22-19.

When the dust settled inside Chase Center, the Valkyries came out on top with a 75-63 win over the Fever. In a game marred by shot clock mishaps that caused significant delays, Iliana Rupert led all scorers with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field. Janelle Salaun and Kate Martin added 10 points apiece, while Veronica Burton chipped in eight points and 13 rebounds.

Golden State shot a blistering 63.2% from beyond the arc and 50.9% in total for their field goal attempts. Meanwhile, the Valkyries limited the Fever to 33.3% from the field and a woeful 20.0% from three-point territory. Aerial Powers led Indiana with 17 points and four rebounds off the bench, while Kelsey Mitchell mustered up 14 points on 4-for-14 shooting. Natasha Howard added 13 points and six rebounds but committed five turnovers.

Indiana Fever vs Golden State Valkyries player stats and box score

Fever

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brianna Turner	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	18:10	1-1	0-0	0-0	-16
Aerial Powers	17	4	1	1	0	0	3	19:08	6-13	1-5	4-6	-7
Shey Peddy	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	9:31	0-3	0-3	0-0	+3
Damiris Dantas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2:09	0-1	0-1	0-0	+2
Natasha Howard	13	6	0	1	0	5	3	25:16	5-9	0-0	3-4	-5
Lexie Hull	8	6	1	0	0	2	2	33:20	2-5	2-5	2-2	-9
Aliyah Boston	4	6	3	3	0	3	0	29:34	2-7	0-1	0-0	-15
Kelsey Mitchell	14	2	3	2	0	3	2	32:40	4-14	2-10	4-4	-2
Odyssey Sims	5	2	5	1	0	0	3	30:12	1-10	1-5	2-2	-11

Valkyries

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kate Martin	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	15:19	3-4	3-3	1-1	+8
Carla Leite	7	2	1	1	0	2	2	20:30	3-7	0-0	1-2	+8
Laeticia Amihere	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	9:46	1-3	0-0	2-2	-3
Iliana Rupert	21	1	1	0	1	1	3	32:15	8-12	5-8	0-0	+15
Janelle Salaun	10	4	2	0	0	2	2	28:59	3-8	3-5	1-2	+4
Temi Fagbenle	6	6	2	1	0	5	5	30:47	3-5	0-0	0-0	+10
Veronica Burton	8	7	13	1	2	5	3	34:33	3-9	0-1	2-2	+13
Kaila Charles	9	7	0	3	0	3	2	27:51	4-7	1-2	0-0	+5

Indiana Fever vs Golden State Valkyries game summary

After the shot clock issues delayed the progress of the first quarter for several minutes, action once again got underway and the Valkyries started building serious momentum. Rupert and Salaun scored six points apiece while the Fever players struggled to get on the board.

The two Golden State forwards continued to pour in the buckets in the second quarter while Indiana struggled to cut into the deficit. At halftime, the Valkyries were comfortably ahead, 44-32. Indiana showed some more intensity on the defensive end during the third quarter, limiting Golden State to just 11 points. Though the Valkyries would end the game with five more turnovers than the visiting team, the Fever's inefficiency on offense sealed their fate and allowed the home squad to secure the 12-point victory.