Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points, as the short-hand Indiana fever shot her 3 points for the 85-76 victory against Washington mystics on Tuesday night.
The Lexi plow added 14 points and Aliah Boston had 10 for fever, who played without the injured guards Ketleen Clarke, who recalled his third consecutive game due to a stressful left quad, and Sophie Kaningham, who was dropped by a leg injury on Friday to loss of connectivity.
Fever (3-4) avenged the loss of six-point road to Mistics on Wednesday, with 11 -28 3-point attempts. Meanwhile, Mystic (3-5) went to 1-for-10. Indiana made six of her 3-pointers, while Washington was dropped from 31-21 in the third quarter.
Kiki Irifen had 20 points and nine rebounds, Britney Cyx scored 20, Sonia Citron added 13 and Shakira Austin added 10 to mystics.
Mitchell, Lexi Hull and Sydney Konson made each 3-pointer as Indiana started the third quarter to take a 51-41 lead with 13–7. Another 3-pointer by Hul pushed a 58–45 lead before Cyx replaced the three-point play.
Fever ended the third quarter for 11–7 runs, leaving him with a lead of 69–55.
Cyx had eight points as Washington scored the first 12 of the fourth quarter to reach within two. Boston’s trimmed with 5:49 stopped the run.
The Citron’s carry with 3:42 pulled the mystic within one point, but the fever scored to restore the seven-point profit with 1:28 to play the next six.
Initially, Damiris Dantas scored two 3-pointers during the 10–0 run, leading to Indiana a 17–10 lead. Iriafen’s driving-taking and Emily ENGSTLER’s papers helped closes Washington within 19–18 at the end of the first quarter.
Mistics scored the first four points of the second quarter before Boston’s paste produced the first point of fever. This was the first of four consecutive field balls for Boston, leading to fever by 27–26.
Washington scored the next six points before Devan Bonor and Mitchell made each 3-pointer during the 11–2 closing run, leading to 38–34 halftime lead to Indiana.
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