Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

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Indiana Fever

2-5, 2-3 Away

Final
69 - 71

Minnesota Lynx

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

IND		MIN
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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