FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs Dallas Wings
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 85 |
| DAL | 18 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 91 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Dallas Wings finished ahead of Indiana Fever, 91-85, a 6-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Indiana Fever and 42 for Dallas Wings; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 43 and 49. The combined final of 176 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 22-DAL 18, 22-18 cumulative; 2Q: IND 20-DAL 24, 42-42 cumulative; 3Q: IND 19-DAL 24, 61-66 cumulative; 4Q: IND 24-DAL 25, 85-91 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 Dallas Wings's high was 25; the final separation was 6 points.
The first-half margin was 0 points, compared with 6 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. Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and +102.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 21-11 across 32 games and Dallas Wings at 19-12 across 31. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 498-470 for the away team and 418-423 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 0 wins and Dallas Wings 2; aggregate scoring was 189-198. The teams are separated by 2 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.