Indiana Fever finished 106-92 against New York Liberty on 11 August 2026, a WNBA match at home for the hosts. The result kept the Fever in second place while the Liberty remained third in the standings. Both sides had played 40 games by then, so the gap between them stayed at two victories.
Indiana sat on 26 wins and 14 defeats, New York on 24 and 16. The Fever held a four-point cushion in the table after the game, and that margin felt comfortable rather than fragile. To be fair, the Liberty had not been far off in their own results lately.
Shooting told most of the story. Indiana made 37 of 69 field goals, New York managed 35 out of 76. The hosts hit 16 three-pointers from 25 attempts while the visitors managed 11 from 36. Indiana also won the battle on the boards with 27 rebounds to 39, though New York pulled 13 offensive ones.
Recent form added context to the performance. New York had beaten Las Vegas 111-71 and Seattle 92-86 in their last two outings, so they arrived with momentum. Indiana, meanwhile, had split their last five with wins over Portland and Chicago but losses to Las Vegas and Minnesota.
The 14-point victory moved Indiana further clear of third place without stretching the lead over second. New York stayed within striking distance but needed to convert more efficiently if they wanted to close the gap. By then, the difference was not in effort but in finishing.