Atlanta Dream vs Indiana Fever Player Stats and Box Score (Sep. 16) | Game 2, 2025 WNBA Playoffs

The Indiana Fever defeated the Atlanta Dream 77-60 in Game 2 of their first-round series on Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The series is now tied at one game apiece as Indiana forced a do-or-die Game 3 on Thursday.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 19 points and four assists on 6-for-13 shooting, including 4-for-8 from 3-point range. Aliyah Boston finished with 15 points, five rebounds and three assists on 7-for-12 shooting. Natasha Howard added 12 points and five rebounds on 5-for-8 shooting.

Te-Hina Paopao led Atlanta with 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range, off the bench. Rhyne Howard finished with 10 points on 3-for-9 shooting. Allisha Gray scored nine points on 4-for-16 shooting. Brionna Jones and Naz Hillmon added eight points apiece.

Game 3 of the opening-round series will be back in Atlanta. In their playoff opener on Sunday, the Dream won 80-68 at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. Thursday's winner will advance to the semifinals to battle either the second-seed Las Vegas Aces or the seventh-seed Seattle Storm in a best-of-five series.

The Atlanta finished the regular season as the No. 3 seed with a 30-14 record, while Indiana (24-20) was No. 6.

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Atlanta Dream vs. Indiana Fever player stats and box score

Indiana Fever player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Lexie Hull	7	5	1	5	0	3	0	2-6	1-2	2-2	19
Natasha Howard	12	5	2	3	0	1	0	5-8	0-1	2-2	13
Aliyah Boston	15	5	3	2	0	1	0	7-12	1-2	0-0	14
Kelsey Mitchell	19	0	4	1	2	3	1	6-13	4-8	3-3	18
Odyssey Sims	5	4	4	0	0	3	0	1-10	1-2	2-2	1
Makayla Timpson	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	0-0	3-3	-3
Aerial Powers	3	7	0	3	0	1	0	1-5	0-1	1-1	-2
Brianna Turner	4	6	1	1	2	2	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	10
Shey Peddy	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	16
Bree Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Damiris Dantas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chloe Bibby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caitlin Clark	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sydney Colson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sophie Cunningham	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aari McDonald	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Atlanta Dream player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Rhyne Howard	10	2	3	2	2	3	0	3-9	0-4	4-6	-24
Naz Hillmon	8	7	3	4	0	2	0	4-11	0-4	0-0	-11
Brionna Jones	8	2	1	3	2	1	0	4-6	0-0	0-0	-18
Allisha Gray	9	7	2	5	0	0	0	4-16	1-4	0-0	-23
Jordin Canada	4	0	6	2	2	0	0	2-7	0-1	0-2	-13
Maya Caldwell	3	4	2	2	0	2	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	-1
Brittney Griner	7	1	2	2	0	2	1	3-7	0-0	1-2	0
Te-Hina Paopao	11	1	0	2	1	2	1	4-6	3-5	0-0	2
Nia Coffey	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-5
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	6
Taylor Thierry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1
Sika Koné	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1

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Atlanta Dream vs. Indiana Fever game summary

The Indiana Fever had a 20-14 lead over the Atlanta Dream at the end of the opening quarter. Kelsey Mitchell scored eight points in the quarter to lead the Fever.

Indiana led by as much as 11 in the second quarter, and at halftime, it led 35-29. Mitchell led the Fever in the first half with 11 points on 3-for-8 shooting (3-for-5 on 3-pointers). Aliyah Boston and Natasha Howard added six points apiece.

Brionna Jones scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting to lead Atlanta in the first half. Rhyne Howard added six points, while Allisha Gray had five points.

Atlanta trimmed Indiana's lead to three (40-37) midway through the third quarter. The Fever then went on a 7-0 run to bring the lead back to double digits (47-37). Towards the end of the period, after Boston made a layup, the Fever stole the ball off the inbound pass. Lexie Hull then hit a 3-pointer as the clock expired, pushing Indiana's lead to 15 (59-44) after three quarters.

The Fever scored the first eight points of the final period to extend their lead to 23 (67-44). Indiana never looked back and held on for the Game 2 win.