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Indiana Fever win Game 2 99-89 as Red Out fan party draws crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

A Red Out Party at Morris Bicentennial Plaza preceded the Indiana Fever’s 99-89 victory over the Las Vegas Aces in Game 2 of the WNBA first round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse; the series moves to a winner-takes-all Game 3 scheduled for 9 p.m. Thursday in Las Vegas, the article reported.

BUSINESSINDY BRIEFBy BusinessIndy Editorial StaffPublished September 29, 2026 at 11:03 PM EDT
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Fans decked in red gathered at Morris Bicentennial Plaza before the game for a Red Out Party, where attendees danced, played on the plaza court and got faces painted. Nine-year-old Zoey Roling attended her first Fever game and showed a Fever logo painted on her cheek; other fans, including Nicole Carlson who traveled from North Dakota, lined up to enter the must-win Game 2.

Inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse the Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 99-89 in Game 2 of the first round, and the article said the series moves to a winner-takes-all Game 3 at 9 p.m. Thursday in Las Vegas. Fans quoted in the report expressed confidence in players including Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell and celebrated the packed, loud crowd.

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