New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationZellous scores 22 points to lead Fever past Liberty, 81-76
By the time this game had reached the half, Indiana had already secured the third seed in the Eastern Conference when Washington lost to Atlanta. The Fever will open up the postseason in Chicago on Thursday night.
New York (23-11) will host Washington on Friday in its playoff opener.
Natalie Achonwa and Briann January added 13 points apiece for the Fever (20-14).
Erica Wheeler scored a career-high 15 for the Liberty.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
New York offensive team rebound | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 8.0 | |
Swin Cash defensive rebound | 76 - 81 |
Statistics
 NY |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-72 | FG | 24-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-19 | FT | 26-30 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 9,210 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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