New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever
Charles scores 25 points, Liberty hold off Fever 85-84
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tina Charles scored 25 points, Sugar Rodgers made two free throws with 11.2 seconds left and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 85-84 on Friday night.
Charles drew a double team in the paint and found Bria Hartley for an open 3-pointer with 1:19 left to give New York an 83-82 lead. After empty possessions at both ends, Indiana's Erica Wheeler had a layup blocked out of bounds by Kiah Stokes and Candice Dupree missed a baseline jumper.
After Rodgers' free throws, Natalie Achonwa made a layup with three seconds left but New York's Epiphanny Prince ran out the clock.
Hartley added 17 points for New York (11-10) and Shavonte Zellous had 11.
New York went on an 18-4 run in the third quarter, getting to 64-63 on Hartley's fast-break layup.
Achonwa led Indiana (8-15) with 19 points. Dupree and Tiffany Mitchell each had 14.
Matchups
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Tiffany Bird
Referee:Billy Smith
Referee:Tony Dawkins
Referee:Tiffany Bird
2025-26 Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 11 | 4 | .733 | - | W3 |
| New York | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Indiana | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Toronto | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Washington | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.5 | W2 |
| Chicago | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6.5 | L4 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 15 | .118 | 10 | L7 |
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