New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCharles scores 25 points, Liberty hold off Fever 85-84
Charles drew a double team in the paint and found Bria Hartley for an open 3-pointer with 1:19 left to give New York an 83-82 lead. After empty possessions at both ends, Indiana's Erica Wheeler had a layup blocked out of bounds by Kiah Stokes and Candice Dupree missed a baseline jumper.
After Rodgers' free throws, Natalie Achonwa made a layup with three seconds left but New York's Epiphanny Prince ran out the clock.
Hartley added 17 points for New York (11-10) and Shavonte Zellous had 11.
New York went on an 18-4 run in the third quarter, getting to 64-63 on Hartley's fast-break layup.
Achonwa led Indiana (8-15) with 19 points. Dupree and Tiffany Mitchell each had 14.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 84 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Natalie Achonwa makes 2-foot layup (Briann January assists) | 85 - 84 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2 | 85 - 82 |
| 4th 11.0 | |
Kiah Stokes enters the game for Shavonte Zellous | 84 - 82 |
Statistics
 NY |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-65 | FG | 32-66 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 20-24 | FT | 14-14 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,617 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
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