NBA

Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
2-5, 2-3 Away
Final
69 - 71

1-7, 0-4 Home

Mitchell scores 22, Indiana rallied to defeat Minnesota 71-69 in WNBA

Indiana Fever vs. Minnesota Lynx: Full Highlights

Mitchell made 9 of 16 from the field and added three 3-pointers, Smith had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Boston added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Erica Wheeler scored 10 points.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Kayla McBride and Rachel Banham gave the Lynx a 52-46 lead with 1:38 left in the third quarter and Minnesota led 55-51 heading into the fourth quarter.

The score was tied five times in the fourth quarter before Indiana (2-5) took the lead for good on Mitchell's three-point play with 1:54 left. A pair of free throws by Wheeler gave the Fever a 71-66 lead near the one-minute mark. Napheesa Collier hit a three-pointer to get Minnesota within two points with 1:01 remaining but neither team scored again.

Collier had 28 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota (1-7) and McBride added 11 points.

Tiffany Mitchell hit two short shots in the lane and turned one of them into a three-point play, giving Minnesota a 25-21 lead midway through the second quarter. There would be four ties later in the quarter before Erica Wheeler hit a 19-foot pull-up jumper with 16 seconds left to give Indiana a 36-34 halftime lead.

Regular Season Series

IND wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 71 - 69
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 71 - 69
4th 2.1 Jessica Shepard defensive rebound 71 - 69
4th 4.1 Erica Wheeler misses free throw 2 of 2 71 - 69
4th 4.1 Fever offensive team rebound 71 - 69

Statistics

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28-69 FG 24-63
41 Field Goal % 38
6-20 3PT 5-16
30 Three Point % 31
9-13 FT 16-20
69 Free Throw % 80
34 Rebounds 38
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 32
18 Assists 17
4 Steals 5
2 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
19 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 32
20 Fouls 14
5 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,510 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 W1 0.77272725 34
Las Vegas 4 14 W16 0.6818182 30
Phoenix 7 17 L3 0.6136364 27
Seattle 11 21 W1 0.52272725 23
Golden State 11 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Los Angeles 13 23 L1 0.47727272 21
Dallas 24 34 W1 0.22727273 10
Full Standings

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