Indiana Fever defeat New York Liberty in WNBA overtime game

It might’ve been too excellent.

After lacking the Indiana Fever’s first three three video games of the season whereas taking part in in Turkey, Danielle Robinson made her season debut in opposition to the New York Liberty on Friday and practically lifted the Fever to a walk-off win.

The rating was tied with 6.4 seconds left within the fourth quarter when Robinson got here up with a steal within the closing seconds and raced down the court docket for a possible successful layup. The shot was too late and off course, however Robinson got here alive in additional time to rating eight of her 17 factors and propel Indiana to a 92-86 victory.

Robinson drained a pull-up jumper, a 3-pointer and sank three free throws within the additional body to snap the Fever’s 10-game shedding streak in additional time contests. Friday’s win moved Indiana to 2-2 on the season. Final 12 months, it took Indiana 18 video games to notch its second win. 

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The Fever used a dominant defensive third quarter to restrict the Liberty to seven factors on 2-for-17 capturing and take a 58-48 lead. However the Liberty stormed all the way in which again behind a stellar efficiency from Sabrina Ionescu, who drained a deep 3 to tie the rating at 76 with 14.4 seconds left.

Then Robinson took over and her teammates got here along with her.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 5 of her 24 factors in additional time, and Victoria Vivians capped off a 20-point evening with the game-sealing free throw that gave Indiana a four-point lead with 8.3 seconds left.

Rookie duo NaLyssa Smith and Queen Egbo had huge nights as effectively. Egbo had eight factors, 14 rebounds 4 assists and two blocks. Smith added 12 factors and 17 rebounds.

Ionescu completed her noteworthy outing with 31 factors and 7 assists because the Liberty fell to 1-2.