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Clark had 11 points, nine assists and seven
rebounds and her layup with 4:12 remaining pulled Indiana within
two points — but Golden State had an answer to each threat.
A raucous crowd roared as the Valkyries (6-6) sold out their
sixth straight home game to start the season, a matchup circled
on the calendar for the expansion franchise from the day the
schedule was released.
Monique Billings rebounded her own missed 3 and scored with 3:24
left. Veronica Burton hit a 3 from the top of the arc with 5:49
to play helping spark the comeback then scored again in the
closing minute.
Tiffany Hayes made a go-ahead layup with 8 minutes left on the
way to 14 points and Chloe Bibby scored the next time down off
Hayes' baseball pass to put Golden State up 64-61.
Aliyah Boston had 17 points and 12 rebounds on a night Clark
struggled to find her shooting touch and finished 3 for 14 and 0
of 7 on 3s. Clark missed her initial six shots before a layup at
the 4:12 mark of the second quarter.
Boston beat the halftime buzzer with a 3 to put the Fever ahead
44-38 at the break.
Golden State ran out to a 7-2 lead and Indiana called timeout
then answered with an 14-0 burst as the Valkyries went 6:20
without scoring and missed 13 straight shots.
There were no skirmishes this time two days after the Fever’s
88-71 home win against Connecticut featured three late ejections
and further discipline.
Clark's old Iowa teammate, Kate Martin, contributed nine points
and five rebounds off the bench a night after they went to
dinner in San Francisco.
Fever coach Stephanie White missed the game for personal reasons
and Austin Kelly filled in as acting head coach.
Up next
The Fever visit the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, while the
Valkyries will host Connecticut on Sunday.
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