The Valkyries improved to 10-9 after losing the first two games of a four-game road trip in Minnesota and Atlanta. Now 3-6 on the road, it was the first win outside the state of California for Golden State, which counted its first two road victories against the Sparks in Los Angeles.

Caitlin Clark's return from a groin strain was less than ideal for the Indiana Fever during Wednesday's 80-61 loss to the Golden State Valkyries, a discombobulation of sorts within a lineup that never seemed to be on the same page.