FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs Los Angeles Sparks
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 87 |
| LA | 20 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 78 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Indiana Fever finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 87-78, a 9-point margin. The first-half totals were 48 for Indiana Fever and 34 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 39 and 44. The combined final of 165 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 24-LA 20, 24-20 cumulative; 2Q: IND 24-LA 14, 48-34 cumulative; 3Q: IND 20-LA 18, 68-52 cumulative; 4Q: IND 19-LA 26, 87-78 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Indiana Fever's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 26; the final separation was 9 points.
The first-half margin was 14 points, compared with 5 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Indiana Fever recorded 49% from the field, 30% from three and 84% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 49%, 13% and 80%. Rebounds finished 33-24, assists 23-13 and turnovers 16-19. The same team box reports a 36-46 split in paint points and 8-4 in offensive rebounds.
Caitlin Clark led Indiana Fever with 24 points. Monique Billings supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Caitlin Clark led with 9 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Kelsey Plum with 25 points, Dearica Hamby with 8 rebounds and Kelsey Plum with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from IND and 9 from LA. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games behind the conference leader. Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and -136.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 1-1 across 2 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 0-2 across 2. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-1 and 0-2. Scoring in those short windows was 191-185 for the away team and 156-192 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 1 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 0; aggregate scoring was 87-78. The teams are separated by 7 places in the overall order and by 9 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | IND | LA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 49 | 49 |
| 3P% | 30 | 13 |
| FT% | 84 | 80 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 24 |
| Assists | 23 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 19 |
| Paint points | 36 | 46 |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caitlin Clark * | 31 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 9-17 | 5 |
| Monique Billings * | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2-4 | 7 |
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 14 |
| Sophie Cunningham * | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5-9 | 14 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0-3 | 9 |
| Tyasha Harris | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | -5 |
| Lexie Hull | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Damiris Dantas | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Makayla Timpson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Raven Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum * | 37 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 9-16 | -10 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | -10 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 6-8 | -10 |
| Rae Burrell * | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | -7 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-4 | -14 |
| Erica Wheeler | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-5 | 3 |
| Cameron Brink | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Chance Gray | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Ta'Niya Latson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Jihyun Park | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |