Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball Association
Mitchell scores 22, Indiana rallied to defeat Minnesota 71-69 in WNBA
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 leads series 1-0
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
 IND |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-69 | FG | 24-63 |
| 40.6 | Field Goal % | 38.1 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 30.0 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
| 9-13 | FT | 16-20 |
| 69.2 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 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 Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,510 · Capacity:
2023-24 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 |
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