With Caitlin Clark still out with a groin injury Indiana led by seven for a stretch in the third quarter, but Sabrina Ionescu took over the game in the fourth as the New York Liberty pulled away from Indiana 98-84 in Brooklyn.
Indiana led 46-42 at the half as Breanna Stewart and Ionescu struggled to score, the two with just nine points between them.
Ionescu sat out most of the third quarter before coming in to score 10 straight points in the last. Guard Jonquel Jones returned to the lineup for the Liberty after a long absence, scoring 18 points with 9 rebounds.