NBA

Indiana Fever at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
12-12, 7-6 Away
Final
70 - 82

18-8, 8-5 Home

Fever top Liberty 82-70 behind strong effort from Kizer

With the game tied at 58 near the end of the third quarter, Coleman hit a 3-pointer to start the 15-2 burst. She had 11 of the team's 15 points during the spurt, including three 3-pointers and a tough fall-away jumper. Her last 3-pointer made it 73-60 with 6:10 left in the game.

The Fever (12-12), who are sixth in the AP WNBA power poll, wouldn't let New York couldn't get closer than nine the rest of the way.

Tina Charles had 25 points and 13 rebounds for third-ranked New York (18-8).

New York wore the shirts four times while Indiana wore them just once on Tuesday night before their nationally televised game.

Both teams were back to wearing their normal warmup shirts on Thursday, although Charles wore hers inside out.

The Fever built a 12-point lead in the first half behind Kizer. She had 15 points as Indiana led 45-38 at the half. New York rallied behind Charles much to the delight of the camp day crowd that was cheering loudly on almost every play. The Liberty tied the game at 58 before Coleman took over.

Even with the loss, the Liberty sit comfortably in third place in the playoff chase. With a new postseason format this year, the top eight teams make the playoffs regardless of conference. The top two teams get byes to the semifinals while the three and four seeds don't play until the second round.

This was the final regular season game for Tamika Catchings at Madison Square Garden. The veteran forward, who set her career-high with 32 points at MSG as a rookie, finished with eight points and eight rebounds on her 37th birthday.

The Liberty return to play after the Olympic break on Aug. 26.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 70
4th 20.0 Brittany Boyd lost ball turnover (Erica Wheeler steals) 82 - 70
4th 27.0 Erlana Larkins makes 6-foot two point shot (Briann January assists) 82 - 70
4th 44.0 Amanda Zahui B. makes driving layup 80 - 70
4th 55.0 Adut Bulgak enters the game for Kiah Stokes 80 - 68

Statistics

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35-71 FG 30-63
49 Field Goal % 48
7-18 3PT 3-15
39 Three Point % 20
5-6 FT 7-11
83 Free Throw % 64
29 Rebounds 37
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
24 Assists 22
10 Steals 6
2 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 2
8 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
0 Fast Break Points 10
26 Points in Paint 38
15 Fouls 12
13 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 11,253 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 13 W4 0.65789473 25
Indiana 0.5 14 W1 0.64102566 25
New York 2 15 W1 0.6052632 23
Washington 2 15 W2 0.6052632 23
Chicago 10.5 24 L2 0.3846154 15
Toronto 13.5 26 L1 0.2972973 11
Connecticut 15 28 L1 0.2631579 10
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