Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWheeler, Dupree help Fever hand Dream 9th straight loss
Brittney Sykes hit a 3-pointer to give Atlanta a nine-point lead with three minutes left in the third quarter, but the Fever (9-16) scored 22 of the next 30 points to make it 71-66 midway through the fourth quarter.
Atlanta, which came in shooting a WNBA-worst 36.3% from the field this season, shot 51.1% through the first three quarters before making just 6 of 20 from the field in the fourth. The Dream shot 43.9% overall, snapping a streak of eight consecutive games shooting less than 40%.
Tiffany Hayes led Atlanta (5-19) with a career-high 34 points. The Dream made a season-high 12 3-pointers but were outscored 21-12 at the free-throw line and committed 15 turnovers.
Atlanta is winless since beating the Minnesota Lynx 60-53 on July 12 and has lost six in a row on the road.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Atlanta offensive team rebound | 82 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Brittney Sykes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 82 - 87 |
| 4th 4.8 | |
Brittney Sykes defensive rebound | 82 - 87 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-66 | FG | 29-73 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 12-31 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 12-16 | FT | 21-25 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,923 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W4 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W4 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W3 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 New York |
2.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.55172414 | 16 |
 Toronto |
8 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | W1 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
11.5 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
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