FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Indiana Fever
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 28 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 88 |
| IND | 22 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 108 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Indiana Fever finished ahead of New York Liberty, 108-88, a 20-point margin. The first-half totals were 49 for New York Liberty and 45 for Indiana Fever; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 39 and 63. The combined final of 196 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 28-IND 22, 28-22 cumulative; 2Q: NY 21-IND 23, 49-45 cumulative; 3Q: NY 12-IND 30, 61-75 cumulative; 4Q: NY 27-IND 33, 88-108 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Indiana Fever's high was 33; the final separation was 20 points.
The first-half margin was 4 points, compared with 24 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
New York Liberty recorded 45% from the field, 41% from three and 60% at the line; Indiana Fever posted 54%, 50% and 74%. Rebounds finished 27-32, assists 19-22 and turnovers 15-16. The same team box reports a 32-38 split in paint points and 7-8 in offensive rebounds.
Breanna Stewart led New York Liberty with 26 points. Breanna Stewart supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Pauline Astier led with 5 assists. For Indiana Fever, the corresponding leaders were Kelsey Mitchell with 33 points, Aliyah Boston with 7 rebounds and Caitlin Clark with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from NY and 10 from IND. 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, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and +183.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 13-12 across 25 games and Indiana Fever at 16-10 across 26. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 440-465 for the away team and 494-447 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Indiana Fever 1; aggregate scoring was 171-183. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 2 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 | NY | IND |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 45 | 54 |
| 3P% | 41 | 50 |
| FT% | 60 | 74 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 32 |
| Assists | 19 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 16 |
| Paint points | 32 | 38 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | -14 |
| Breanna Stewart * | 32 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10-16 | -17 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4-9 | -4 |
| Pauline Astier * | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3-6 | -7 |
| Marine Johannes * | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 1 |
| Rebecca Allen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -20 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2-4 | -8 |
| Anneli Maley | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | -12 |
| Han Xu | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1-4 | -20 |
| Raquel Carrera | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Satou Sabally | CONCUSSION PROTOCOL | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Leonie Fiebich | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebekah Gardner | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 30 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 18 |
| Caitlin Clark * | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 5-14 | 6 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6-11 | 3 |
| Lexie Hull * | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Monique Billings * | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2-5 | -1 |
| Makayla Timpson | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 16 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3-6 | 18 |
| Tyasha Harris | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4-8 | 15 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 22 |
| Raven Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Grace VanSlooten | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Damiris Dantas | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |