NBA

Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
5-4, 3-2 Away
Final
87 - 66

3-6, 1-3 Home

Fever win first home game, 87-66 over Mystics

Aliyah Boston's 23-point, 14-board game leads Fever to victory

Indiana snapped a six-game losing streak against Washington — with its first double-digit victory since 2021.

The Fever trailed 45-41 early in the third quarter before scoring 18 of the next 20 points to take control at 59-47.

Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points and NaLyssa Smith, who scored a career-high 27 points on Sunday, had eight points for Indiana (3-6). Boston was 11 of 14 from the field to became the youngest player in WNBA history with a game of 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while shooting 75%, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

Mitchell moved into second place on Indiana’s all-time scoring list, passing Katie Douglas (2,564). Tamika Catchings holds the record with 7,380 points.

Elena Delle Donne was the lone double-digit scorer for Washington (5-4) with 17 points. The Mystics were held to 22-of-66 shooting (33%).

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 66 - 87
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 66 - 87
4th 2.0 Mystics offensive team rebound 66 - 87
4th 2.0 Ariel Atkins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 66 - 87
4th 7.1 Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 66 - 87

Statistics

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22-66 FG 32-68
33 Field Goal % 47
7-25 3PT 4-17
28 Three Point % 24
15-19 FT 19-24
79 Free Throw % 79
27 Rebounds 46
6 Offensive Rebounds 14
21 Defensive Rebounds 32
16 Assists 17
3 Steals 5
4 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
4 Fast Break Points 9
18 Points in Paint 40
19 Fouls 21
4 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 3,005 · 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
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