Stephanie White talked about the Indiana Fever’s resilience in the 2025 season, and the side once again stepped up in the clutch moment to seal the first-round series. After a loss in the second game, HC Karl Smesko was brutally honest about the Atlanta Dream’s mistakes that led to the Fever’s victory, and fans observed similar scenes in game three. Aliyah Boston and Lexie Hull starred in the final moments of the game.
Ironically, Stephanie White’s side only led for the final seven seconds, which proved decisive in the eliminator game. Kelsey Mitchell led all the scorers with 24 points production.
Aliyah Boston And Lexie Hull Power Indiana Fever To Semifinal
The Indiana Fever was trailing by five points with two minutes left on the clock. Keeping the tight defense and taking up open scoring opportunities, the Fever scored all seven points in the game’s closing moments to seal the victory. Although the whole side stepped up throughout the game, Boston and Hull played massive role in clutch moments.
Aliyah Boston scored a go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds left to take the first lead in the game. Then it was Hull’s decisive steal that stopped Dream’s possible game-winner. The former Harvard player was guarding Allisha Gray and snapped the inbound pass to give the Fever possession in the game.
Her steal forced the Atlanta Dream to foul Odyssey Sims, who had the ball in her hands, and drained the final basket of the game. Incidentally, the 2022 rookie’s lockdown defense in the earlier game limited the Atlanta guard to nine points only.
watch tonight's fantastic finish from our series-clinching comeback win over the Dream 🤩 pic.twitter.com/JuwOY2TXkZ
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 19, 2025
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With the victory, the Indiana Fever advanced to the first WNBA semi-finals since 2015, while the Atlanta team lost in the first round for the third consecutive season. Now, after the win, Stephanie White’s team will play the Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals.
Aliyah Boston Reacts To Exceptional Win
The 2023 rookie was also the most consistent player on the Indiana Fever roster all season. She started every one of the 44 games and led the team in rebounds while being the second-best scorer for the Indiana team. ESPN also placed Boston among the top players in their new rankings.
“Feeling great right now. On to the semis, it’s a great day to be a Fever girl,” Boston said after the game.
THE FEVER HAVE MORE GAMES COMING 🗣️
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 19, 2025
Aliyah Boston had the game sealing shot that gave the @IndianaFever a one point lead with 7.4 seconds to go! Her team went on to win their first playoff series since 2015 and advance to the semi-finals!
We caught up with Boston after the game… pic.twitter.com/dEubB8i2FC
She also added that the team stepped up to the occasion, and she had to pick up her game in the second half after the slow start. She concluded with appreciating fans support and added that ‘more games are coming’.