New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
· WNBA Commissioner's CupLiberty downs Fever for first 2-0 start since 2016 season
Michaela Onyenwere scored 11 points and Jazmine Jones 10 for New York, which hasn't won its first two games to start a season since 2016.
After Kelsey Mitchell's 3-pointer brought the Fever to within 20-15 with 5:05 left in the first quarter, New York closed the quarter with an 11-3 run.
The Liberty led 41-35 at halftime before Danielle Robinson made a pair of free throws to reduce Indiana's deficit to four early in the third but the Fever never got closer.
Mitchell paced Indiana (0-2) with 16 points, Danielle Robinson added 13 and Tiffany Mitchell 12. Jantel Lavender grabbed 16 rebounds and Teaira McCowan 10 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 16.3 |  |
Betnijah Laney defensive rebound | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 20.1 |  |
Kelsey Mitchell misses 21-foot pullup jump shot | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 25.9 | |
shot clock turnover | 73 - 65 |
Statistics
 NY |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-65 | FG | 25-77 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 3-21 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 12-15 | FT | 12-19 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 24 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | W1 | 0.61904764 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 8 | L4 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2 | 9 | W2 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 14 | L2 | 0.3 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.2 | 4 |
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