Deadspin | Fever dominate from 3-point vary to tame Mystics

Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 issues because the short-handed Indiana Fever rode their 3-point taking pictures to an 85-76 victory towards the visiting Washington Mystics on Tuesday night time.

Lexie Hull added 14 issues and Aliyah Boston had 10 for the Fever, who performed with out injured guards Caitlin Clark, who neglected her 3rd consecutive sport on account of a strained left quad, and Sophie Cunningham, who was once sidelined by means of a leg harm suffered in a loss to Connecticut on Friday.

The Fever (3-4) avenged a six-point street loss to the Mystics closing Wednesday by means of making 11-of-28 3-point makes an attempt. Meanwhile, the Mystics (3-5) went 1-for-10. Indiana made six of its 3-pointers whilst outscoring Washington 31-21 within the 3rd quarter to take keep watch over.

Kiki Iriafen had 20 issues and 9 rebounds, Brittney Sykes scored 20, Sonia Citron had 13 and Shakira Austin added 10 for the Mystics.

Mitchell, Lexie Hull and Sydney Colson every made a 3-pointer as Indiana started the 3rd quarter with a 13-7 burst to take a 51-41 lead. Another 3-pointer by means of Hull driven the result in 58-45 sooner than Sykes transformed a three-point play.

The Fever completed the 3rd quarter on an 11-7 run that left them with a 69-55 lead.

Sykes had 8 issues as Washington scored the primary 12 of the fourth quarter to get inside of two. Boston’s layup with 5:49 to move stopped the run.

Citron’s layup with 3:42 left pulled the Mystics inside of one level, however the Fever scored the following six to revive a seven-point merit with 1:28 to play.

At the outset, Damiris Dantas made two 3-pointers all through a 10-0 run that gave Indiana a 17-10 lead. Iriafen’s riding layup and Emily Engstler’s pair of baskets helped Washington shut inside of 19-18 on the finish of the primary quarter.

The Mystics scored the primary 4 issues of the second one quarter sooner than Boston’s layup produced the Fever’s first issues. That was once the primary of 4 consecutive box objectives for Boston, which gave the Fever a 27-26 lead.

Washington scored the following six issues sooner than DeWanna Bonner and Mitchell every made a 3-pointer all through an 11-2 remaining run that gave Indiana a 38-34 halftime lead.

–Field Level Media