Overview
- New York defeated Indiana 109-102 on Saturday night as Leonie Fiebich returned from a seven-week absence to score 20 points while Breanna Stewart added 22.
- The game was tied late before Fiebich converted an and-1 and Pauline Astier sank two free throws with 29 seconds left, and Caitlin Clark then committed a late foul and missed two free throws with 24 seconds remaining.
- Free-throw shooting swung the outcome: the Liberty made 24 of 29 attempts while the Fever were 11 of 22 from the line, creating the decisive scoring gap.
- The result moved New York to 23-15 and Indiana to 24-14, split the season series between the teams, and tightened seeding scenarios heading into the final regular-season games.
- Coverage noted strain on the Fever from a four-games-in-six-days road trip, large traveling Fever crowds at Barclays Center, and heavy media scrutiny of Clark’s late-game execution.