“WE JUST HANDED THEM THE GAME” — Inside the Collapse That Left Indiana Fever Fans Stunned and Furious
It was supposed to be an easy night — home court, a struggling opponent, and a crowd ready to celebrate.
Instead, it became the kind of collapse that teams spend entire seasons trying to forget.
The Indiana Fever didn’t just lose 81–80 to the Dallas Wings — they melted down in front of their own fans, coughing up a staggering 19 unanswered points in the third quarter while their coach stood on the sideline without calling the timeout that could have stopped it.
Inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, you could feel the air drain from the building. On the court, players looked lost. On the bench, the hot hand — Khloe Bibby — sat iced, despite hitting every shot she took from deep. And in the final seconds, a baffling timeout call left the Fever with just 1.7 seconds to take a desperate, contested shot instead of running a real play to win.
Fans are calling it “a coaching disaster.” Insiders say it’s becoming a pattern. And behind the scenes, questions about Stephanie White’s leadership are getting louder — fast.
What really happened that night? Why did the game slip away so fast? And is this the moment the Fever’s season began to unravel?