The Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream in overtime.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026
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The Fever beat the Dream 95-91 in overtime on August 16, 2026, per AP and CBS Atlanta, with box-score and scoreboard corroboration. The claim omits the post's Angel Reese detail, a dropped qualifier that does not change the core assertion; CBS confirms Reese's closing shot did not go in.
What we found
Supports. AP reports the Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in overtime on Sunday, August 16, 2026, with Makayla Timpson scoring a career-high 20 points in the extra period.[1]
Supports. CBS Atlanta reports the Fever pulled away for a 95-91 overtime victory at State Farm Arena after Atlanta had three chances to win in the closing seconds, with shots by Rhyne Howard, Angel Reese and Naz Hillmon not falling.[2]
Supports. Scoreboards show the game went to overtime (Q4 Fever 17, Dream 9; OT Fever 14, Dream 10) and ended Fever 95, Dream 91.[3][4][5][6]
Context. The claim omits the post's detail that Angel Reese missed a potential game-winning layup; this is a dropped qualifier, and CBS's account is consistent with it.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Makayla Timpson's career-high 20 points lead Fever past ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Dream fall to Fever 95-91 in overtime despite Allisha Gray's ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Fever vs. Dream (Aug 16, 2026) Live Score - ESPNespn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream Live Score and Statscbssports.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Indiana Fever 95 - 91 Atlanta Dream (08/16) - Game Report365scores.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Fever 95-91 Dream (17 Aug, 2026) Final Score - ESPN (IN)espn.in · not rated · cited for: supports
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