NBA

Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever

· Women's National Basketball Association
Dallas Wings
1-0, 1-0 Away
Final
79 - 90

Indiana Fever
0-1, 0-1 Home

Plenette Pierson's 17 points lead Wings over Fever in WNBA opener

WNBA Wings-Fever [600x400]

The Wings never trailed after going on a 14-2 run to lead 58-53 in the third quarter. The Fever rallied to a 68-all tie on rookie Tiffany Mitchell's driving layup late in the quarter, but Mitchell failed to convert the 3-point play, and Indiana never pulled in front.

Dallas, formerly the Tulsa Shock, started the season ranked seventh in the AP WNBA Power Rankings. Indiana opened the season fifth.

Odyssey Sims had 14 points, Karima Christmas had 13 and Theresa Plaisance added 12 for the Wings, who played without star Skylar Diggins. She tore her ACL last season. The Wings said after the game that Diggins was day-to-day. Dallas plays in New York on Sunday night.

Mitchell, the ninth overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft, led the Fever with 18 points in her debut. Erlana Larkins had 14 points and 13 rebounds, Erica Wheeler scored 13 and Maggie Lucas 11.

Regular Season Series

IND wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 90 - 79
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 90 - 79
4th 0.0 shot clock turnover 90 - 79
4th 24.0 Courtney Paris defensive rebound 90 - 79
4th 24.0 Plenette Pierson blocks Erica Wheeler's layup 90 - 79

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND
27-64 FG 26-57
42 Field Goal % 46
7-18 3PT 6-15
39 Three Point % 40
29-36 FT 21-28
81 Free Throw % 75
37 Rebounds 34
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
26 Defensive Rebounds 26
11 Assists 10
10 Steals 8
2 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 19
3 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
8 Fast Break Points 12
32 Points in Paint 34
24 Fouls 29
11 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 8,569 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 8 L1 0.7948718 31
Golden State 3 11 W3 0.71794873 28
Las Vegas 4.5 13 W3 0.675 27
Dallas 8 16 W3 0.5897436 23
Portland 15 23 W1 0.41025642 16
Los Angeles 17 25 W1 0.35897437 14
Phoenix 18 26 L4 0.33333334 13
Seattle 23 31 W1 0.20512821 8

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 14 W2 0.65 26
Atlanta 0.5 14 L1 0.64102566 25
Washington 2 16 L1 0.6 24
New York 2.5 16 L1 0.5897436 23
Chicago 10.5 24 L2 0.3846154 15
Toronto 14.5 28 L3 0.2820513 11
Connecticut 15.5 29 L2 0.25641027 10
Full Standings

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