Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDelle Donne scores 24, Mystics stay in race for No. 4 seed
Washington (21-14) moved within a half-game of fourth-place Seattle, which plays later Friday, for the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. The top-four seeds get home-court advantage in the first round. Indiana (5-29) closes the regular season on Sunday against the Mystics, trying to snap a 17-game losing streak.
Washington made just three of its first 17 3-pointers before Alysha Clark made a wide open shot from the corner to extend the lead to 75-62 with 2:14 remaining.
Elizabeth Williams added 10 points for Washington. Clark had nine points and eight rebounds, and Shakira Austin grabbed 11 rebounds. Delle Donne was just 8-for-17 shooting but made 8 of 10 free throws.
Emily Engstler made all six of her field-goal attempts and scored a career-high 18 points for Indiana, snapping her streak of 24 straight games scoring in single figures. Emma Cannon had 16 points and eight rebounds, Tiffany Mitchell scored 13 points and Nalyssa Smith added 11 points.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 6.3 |  |
Khayla Pointer makes driving layup | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 17.7 |  |
Evina Westbrook makes 23-foot pullup jump shot (Shakira Austin assists) | 82 - 68 |
| 4th 29.3 | |
Rennia Davis makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot | 80 - 68 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-68 | FG | 26-63 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 16-19 | FT | 10-12 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 1,700 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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