FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 26 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 102 |
| NY | 33 | 20 | 32 | 24 | 109 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Indiana Fever, 109-102, a 7-point margin. The first-half totals were 49 for Indiana Fever and 53 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 53 and 56. The combined final of 211 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 26-NY 33, 26-33 cumulative; 2Q: IND 23-NY 20, 49-53 cumulative; 3Q: IND 29-NY 32, 78-85 cumulative; 4Q: IND 24-NY 24, 102-109 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Indiana Fever's highest-scoring period was 29 points, while New York Liberty's high was 33; the final separation was 7 points.
The first-half margin was 4 points, compared with 3 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. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 21-12 across 33 games and New York Liberty at 19-14 across 33. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 495-484 for the away team and 470-466 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 1 wins and New York Liberty 2; aggregate scoring was 285-280. 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.