NBA

Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Washington Mystics
1-3, 0-1 Away
Final
89 - 77

Indiana Fever
1-4, 1-2 Home

McCowan, Breland help Fever beat Mystics for 1st win

Breland was 8-of-12 shooting and McCowan made 7 of 13 from the field for Indiana (1-4), which shot 51.6% overall and made 7 of 15 (46.7%) from behind the arc. Kelsey Mitchell added 18 points and Danielle Robinson scored 13 points and had six assists for the Fever.

Tina Charles hit a 3-pointer to give Washington (1-3) a 45-44 lead early in the third quarter but the Fever scored seven consecutive points, and 25 of the next 32, to take the lead for good. Indiana outscored the Mystics 27-13 in the period and led by at least eight points the rest of the way.

Charles led Washington with 31 points and Ariel Atkins scored 16.

Elena Delle Donne (back) did not play for the Mystics.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 77 - 89
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 77 - 89
4th 2.7 Washington offensive team rebound 77 - 89
4th 2.7 Ariel Atkins misses 27-foot three point jumper 77 - 89
4th 9.0 Jessica Breland bad pass (Natasha Cloud steals) 77 - 89

Statistics

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27-70 FG 33-64
39 Field Goal % 52
9-27 3PT 7-15
33 Three Point % 47
14-17 FT 16-23
82 Free Throw % 70
32 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
23 Defensive Rebounds 30
15 Assists 26
6 Steals 6
3 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
4 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 42
21 Fouls 13
1 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 W1 0.61904764 13
Atlanta 0.5 8 L4 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2 9 W2 0.5263158 10
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6.5 14 L2 0.3 6
Connecticut 8.5 16 L1 0.2 4
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