Overview
- Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points with four 3-pointers and Aliyah Boston added 15 as Indiana evened the first-round series.
- The Fever held Atlanta to 37.9% shooting and 5-of-19 from three while winning the glass 37-27 and converting 16 Dream turnovers into 19 points.
- Indiana never trailed and blew the game open with a late-third-quarter sequence capped by a Lexie Hull buzzer 3 after a Mitchell steal, fueling a 15-0 spurt across quarters.
- The victory was the Fever's first postseason win since 2015 and came in their first home playoff game since 2016.
- Caitlin Clark remains out for the season with a groin injury but attended on the sideline; Game 3 is Thursday in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m.