Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAtkins scores 26 for the Mystics, who overcome Caitlin Clark's 29 points to beat the Fever 89-84
Washington led 76-55 after three quarters before Indiana rallied behind 15 fourth-quarter points from Clark.
Clark became the first WNBA player with 29 points, 13 assists, five rebounds, five 3-pointers, five steals and three blocks in a game.
After Clark capped a 14-0 run with a free throw to pull Indiana within 85-82 with 1:05 left, Atkins answered at the other end with an off-balance shot in the lane.
Clark made two more free throws and a jump ball was called with 20.3 seconds left. Indiana forward Aliyah Boston tapped it back, but Atkins grabbed it and fell to the ground before a timeout was called with 16.9.
Julie Vanloo secured an inbounds pass and made two free throws with 16.2 left for a five-point lead to secure it.
Stefanie Dolson and Vanloo each scored 13 points for Washington (6-17). Aaliyah Edwards added 12 points and Myisha Hines-Allen had 10. The Mystics were without Shakira Austin, Brittney Sykes and Karlie Samuelson.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points and NaLyssa Smith added 11 for Indiana (9-14). Lexie Hull, who made her first start of the season, finished with five points in 20 minutes.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 89 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 84 |
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Jade Melbourne defensive rebound | 89 - 84 |
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Kelsey Mitchell misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot | 89 - 84 |
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Fever Full timeout | 89 - 84 |
Statistics
WSH |
IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-75 | FG | 31-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-19 | FT | 14-17 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · 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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