Fever Hold Off Storm 89-78 in Indianapolis

The Indiana Fever defeated the Seattle Storm 89-78 at home, pulling away for an 11-point win despite missing Aliyah Boston. Seattle, depleted by injuries to Ezi Magbegor and Katie Lou Samuelson, could not keep pace down the stretch.

The decisive moment

Indiana controlled the back half of the game and turned a tight contest into a comfortable 11-point margin. The Fever's home crowd helped fuel a closing stretch that the shorthanded Storm simply could not answer.

By the numbers

Final: Indiana 89, Seattle 78
Margin of victory: 11 points
Venue: Indianapolis (Fever home floor)
Fever played without starting forward Aliyah Boston (lower leg)
Storm missing Ezi Magbegor (foot, 6-8 weeks) and Katie Lou Samuelson (knee)

Indiana's ability to win by double digits without Boston in the lineup speaks to the depth the Fever are leaning on early in the 2026 season WNBA Regular Season.

What it means

For Indiana, this is a meaningful early-season home win that shows the roster can produce even when its frontcourt anchor is sidelined. For Seattle, the loss highlights how thin the rotation has become with Magbegor expected to miss six to eight weeks and Samuelson also out with a knee issue. The Storm will need contributors to step up quickly as the schedule tightens.

What to watch next

Indiana will look to build on the win and integrate Boston back into the lineup when she's cleared. Seattle, meanwhile, faces a stretch where roster availability — including the status of Awa Fam, whose contract was temporarily suspended — will define how the Storm weather this early-season turbulence.