Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever
· WNBA Commissioner's CupCarter scores 23 points, Dream beat Fever for 1st win
Carter made 1 of 2 free throws with 4.5 seconds left for a four-point lead. Indiana, without a timeout, turned it over near midcourt as time expired.
Tiffany Hayes had 14 points for Atlanta (1-2). Williams made four of the Dream’s 11 3-pointers.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points for Indiana (0-4). Jessica Breland had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Bernadett Hatar scored 12 points. Teaira McCowan became the eighth fastest WNBA player to reach 500 career rebounds, doing so in just 60 games.
Hayes and Carter each scored 12 points in the first half and Atlanta led 41-34 at the break. Shekinna Stricklen scored nine points in just five second-half minutes for Atlanta, making 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions late in the third for a 57-55 lead.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 0.7 |  |
Jessica Breland bad pass (Crystal Bradford steals) | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 4.5 |  |
Chennedy Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 4.5 | |
Monique Billings enters the game for Shekinna Stricklen | 82 - 79 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-75 | FG | 31-67 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 11-22 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-16 | FT | 11-13 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 0 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
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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