NBA

Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
1-14, 0-8 Away
Final
82 - 77

6-6, 5-3 Home

Charles, Plaisance help Mystics beat skidding Fever 82-77

Charles' three-point play gave Washington a 76-69 lead with 2:11 to play. Theresa Plaisance hit three 3-pointers and had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

The Mystics (6-6) have won back-to-back games and four of their last five. Indiana (1-14) has lost 10 in a row.

Danielle Robinson had 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting for the Fever and added six assists. Tiffany Mitchell had 17 points.

Ariel Atkins made a layup to give Washington the lead for good at 68-67 with 5:30 left. Plaisance followed with a 3, Atkins added another layup and Charles was fouled as she finished inside to cap the 10-2 spurt.

Atkins scored 16 points and made 8 of 8 free throws, including six in the final two minutes.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 77 - 82
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 77 - 82
4th 10.5 Theresa Plaisance defensive rebound 77 - 82
4th 13.2 Tiffany Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2 77 - 82
4th 13.2 Tiffany Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2 77 - 82

Statistics

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30-67 FG 30-81
45 Field Goal % 37
4-13 3PT 7-34
31 Three Point % 21
13-14 FT 15-17
93 Free Throw % 88
36 Rebounds 40
6 Offensive Rebounds 15
30 Defensive Rebounds 25
15 Assists 16
5 Steals 7
4 Blocks 0
12 Turnovers 10
3 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
8 Fast Break Points 2
40 Points in Paint 42
20 Fouls 18
12 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 2,100 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L2 0.6 12
Atlanta - 8 L4 0.6 12
Indiana 0.5 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 1.5 9 W2 0.5263158 10
Toronto 2.5 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 5.5 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 16 L1 0.2 4
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