Indiana Fever at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCharles scores 26 as Liberty top Fever 81-76
Wheeler made two of her seven 3-pointers in the final 20 seconds. Charles answered the first with two free throws for a 79-73 lead, and Epiphanny Prince made two more with 13 seconds left to seal the win.
Shavonte Zellous added 16 points for New York (13-12), including 10 of the Liberty's 27 made free throws.
Charles scored 18 points in the first half to help New York build a 46-40 lead.
Wheeler's career high in points came on 12-of-18 shooting for Indiana (9-18). She made four 3-pointers in the first half and had 20 points. It was the Fever's second straight game with a player scoring 20-plus in a half.
Chelsea Clinton signed copies of her book "She Persisted" before the game and sat courtside.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Epiphanny Prince defensive rebound | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Briann January misses three point jumper | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 13.0 | |
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 13.0 | |
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2 | 76 - 80 |
Statistics
 IND |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 26-69 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 2-14 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 15-17 | FT | 27-32 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 10,068 · 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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