FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs Atlanta Dream
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 21 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 95 |
| ATL | 21 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 91 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Indiana Fever finished ahead of Atlanta Dream, 95-91, a 4-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Indiana Fever and 44 for Atlanta Dream; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 41 and 37. The combined final of 186 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 5 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 21-ATL 21, 21-21 cumulative; 2Q: IND 19-ATL 23, 40-44 cumulative; 3Q: IND 24-ATL 28, 64-72 cumulative; 4Q: IND 17-ATL 9, 81-81 cumulative; OT: IND 14-ATL 10, 95-91 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 Atlanta Dream's high was 28; the final separation was 4 points.
The first-half margin was 4 points, compared with 4 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.
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. Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and +116.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 20-10 across 30 games and Atlanta Dream at 18-11 across 29. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 543-460 for the away team and 475-448 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 4 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 2 wins and Atlanta Dream 2; aggregate scoring was 375-383. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 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.