The result comes after Fever’s sealed their seventh consecutive finals appearance, although the side moved to fourth on the ladder, with the final game of the round set to determine their placing.
Q1 Fever 11 | Giants 13
Fever made a shaky start, with strong Giants defence forcing too many turnovers from the visitors.
Kadie-Ann Dehaney and Fran Williams were standouts in defence, with Dehaney recording three deflections, two rebounds and an intercept, while Williams added an intercept and a deflection.
Q2 Fever 29 | Giants 32
Zoe Cransberg made an immediate impact when she entered the game, applying strong defensive pressure.
Needing a response, Fever lifted their intensity during the Super Shot period.
Romelda Aiken-George scored her first two-point goal of the match, while Olivia Wilkinson made an impact off the bench, sinking four Super Shots in the quarter alone.
Q3 Fever 45 | Giants 47
Fever started the third quarter strongly, working their way back into the contest.
Sasha Glasgow returned to the court and nailed two crucial Super Shots.
Q4 Fever | Giants
The final term began goal for goal, with both sides desperate to gain the upper hand.
At the halfway mark of the quarter, Fever converted off a Giants centre pass to take the lead for the first time.
Ruth Aryang also stood tall in defence, finishing with three deflections, a rebound and an intercept.
The Giants pressed until the final whistle, but Fever held firm to seal a hard-fought one-goal victory.
