Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever

· Women's National Basketball Association

Atlanta Dream

16-19, 7-11 Away

Final
83 - 80

Indiana Fever

11-24, 5-12 Home

Wallace scores career-high 20, leads Fever over Dream 83-80

Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream - Game Highlights

Wallace, who came in averaging 6.1 points per game this season, sank 7 of 10 shots from the floor for Indiana (11-24), including 6 of 8 from beyond the arc. Kelsey Mitchell added 14 points and six assists, while Grace Berger scored 12 off the bench. NaLyssa Smith had a game-high 13 rebounds to go with eight points.

Cheyenne Parker scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to notch her seventh double-double of the season for Atlanta (16-19). Rhyne Howard contributed 17 points and six boards. Allisha Gray scored 13 points after missing the previous two games with an ankle sprain. Reserve Naz Hillmon scored 12 with eight rebounds.

Aaliyah Boston scored nine of Indiana's first 11 points, adding five rebounds, two steals and a block to guide the Fever to a 23-18 lead after one quarter. Boston did not score again.

Wallace, Berger and Amanda Zahui all hit 3-pointers in a 15-4 run and the Fever led 38-22 with 7:14 left in the second period. Howard made two free throws and a 3-pointer in the final 20 seconds to pull the Dream within 47-37 at halftime.

Parker scored six points and Hillmon sank two free throws and a jumper to give Atlanta a 52-51 lead with 2:06 left in the third quarter. The Dream took a 58-54 lead into the final period after AD Durr and Hillmon hit shots in the final 29 seconds.

Parker scored six in an 8-0 spurt to begin the quarter and the Dream maintained a two-possession lead until Wallace buried a 3-pointer with 1:10 left to play to get the Fever within two. Wallace hit another 3-pointer to put Indiana up 79-78 with 23 seconds remaining. Atlanta regained the lead on an Aari McDonald layup, but Wallace delivered from beyond the arc with 8 seconds left and Mitchell hit 1 of 2 free throws to pull out the win.

Atlanta has lost 11 of its last 15 games. The Dream drop below the sixth-place Washington Mystics and lead the eighth-place Los Angeles Sparks by a half-game.

Indiana has won three straight games for the first time this season.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	80 - 83
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	80 - 83
4th 0.1	NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound	80 - 83
4th 1.1	Kelsey Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	80 - 83
4th 1.1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	80 - 83

Statistics

ATL		IND
26-69	FG	32-70
38	Field Goal %	46
4-16	3PT	9-19
25	Three Point %	47
24-27	FT	10-13
89	Free Throw %	77
37	Rebounds	31
12	Offensive Rebounds	7
25	Defensive Rebounds	24
15	Assists	18
7	Steals	8
2	Blocks	2
13	Turnovers	13
1	Team Turnovers	1
14	Total Turnovers	14
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	1
20	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	20
16	Fast Break Points	11
28	Points in Paint	36
14	Fouls	18
12	Largest Lead	16