Indiana Fever at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMitchell hits 7 3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68
NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds.
WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11. The Storm made just 22 of 74 field goals, with 11 coming from 3-point range.
Seattle led 59-58 with 4:11 left in the third quarter but didn’t score again until Jordan Horston’s layup with 3:48 remaining in the fourth. The Storm went 0 for 21 during the 10-minute drought, including 15 straight misses in the fourth.
Mitchell scored 12 points in the first half and Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana led 48-44. Mitchell made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in the third quarter to extend the lead to 67-59 after a 9-0 run.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 68 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 68 |
| 4th 22.1 |  |
Kristy Wallace makes 13-foot jumper (Aliyah Boston assists) | 80 - 68 |
| 4th 45.0 |  |
Jordan Horston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 68 |
| 4th 45.0 | |
Jordan Horston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 78 - 67 |
Statistics
 IND |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-69 | FG | 22-74 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-13 | FT | 13-16 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 7,734 · 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 |
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