| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND | 15 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 84 |
 POR | 29 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 100 |
Gustafson led all scorers (22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST). A. Boston answered with 18 for the Fever, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 11-0 Fire run. The Fire lived in the paint, 52 points to 34, and that was the margin. Fire won Q1 by 14 (15–29), the period that decided it. Field goals: Fever 41%, Fire 51%. From deep: Fever 23%, Fire 39%. Rebounds: Fever 26, Fire 25. Turnovers: Fever 18, Fire 12. Points in the paint: Fever 34, Fire 52.
The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Fever sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference, winners of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 1Score70-91Megan Gustafson makes 5-foot layup (Carla Leite assists)Score70-93Sophie Cunningham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)Score73-93Megan Gustafson makes 3-foot layup (Sarah Ashlee Barker assists)Score73-95Kelsey Mitchell makes driving layup (Sophie Cunningham assists)Score75-95Bridget Carleton makes 29-foot three point jumper (Carla Leite assists)Score75-98Sophie Cunningham makes running layup (Caitlin Clark assists)Score77-98Tyasha Harris makes free throw 1 of 2Score78-98Tyasha Harris makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-98Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-98Frieda Buhner makes layup (Holly Winterburn assists)Score80-100Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2Score81-100Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2Score82-100Grace VanSlooten makes 6-foot two point shot (Tyasha Harris assists)Score84-100Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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