Kelsey Mitchell had 32 points and overcame the absence of Calin Clarke to defeat Dallas Wings on Friday night to visit Indiana fever as seven assistance.
Aliah Boston scored 21 runs, Natasha Howard had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Eri McDonald’s scored 13 runs for fever (8-8), who improved 3–4 in total without Clarke as she missed a second game due to a left waist injury.
Paige Bueckers scored 27 runs, Arake Ogunbowale added 15 and Aziaha James added 14 to lead wings (4–13).
The Beukers scored the first six points and Nalisa Smith scored the last five runs as Wings started the third quarter with 16–6 runs, which she got within 62–59.
Sophie Cunningham stopped the run by creating a 3-pointer and Boston added two field goals to help make the fever a nine lead. Ogunbole scored four points and James had the last two to help Dallas within 74–69 at the end of the third quarter.
Bukers created a jumper and a 3-pointer and assisted on three-point plays of JJ Quinery to give wings, which were behind many as 23 points, the only leadership of the game, 80–79, through the fourth quarter.
Mitchell responded with a assistance to direct a 3-pointer, a trimming and 12–2 runs, leading Indiana a 91–82 lead with 2:24 remaining.
Mitchell was also hot at the beginning of the game. He scored five points and McDonald’s brought fever as four to a 16–2 lead. Bukers made a free throw to score 14–0 runs, but Boston had five points to help Indiana increase to 24–5.
Fever took a 33–13 lead after the first quarter, in which he made 13 -17 shots from the floor, while Wings made 5 out of 19.
When McDonald’s trimmed one on 6:45 points in the second quarter, Indiana took a 43-20 lead. Li Euru responded with a trimmed and 3-pointer to pull the Dallas within 47–32. The wings finally came to a closer more than 15 when the beukers made a stolen and defeated the bajar with a 3-pointer to several feet beyond the arc so that they could be taken on a hatch within 56–43.
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