
Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMitchell, Boston score 22, Clark has double-double, Fever top Mystics 88-81 for third straight win

Clark had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds plus six assists and four steals for the Fever (5-10). She also had six turnovers. NaLyssa Smith added 11 points and Erica Wheeler had nine points off the bench in a big second half.
Indiana, which has won five of seven has its first four-game winning streak at home since August of 2015.
Ariel Atkins had 27 points to lead the Mystics (2-12), who were missing injured starters Brittney Sykes and Shakira Austin. Karlie Samuelson had 16 points and Stephanie Dolson 14.
Down nine entering the fourth quarter, Washington started with a 9-2 run, pulling within 70-68 on a three-point play by Emily Engstler with seven minutes to go. Wheeler quickly answered with a jumper, Clark had a steal that led to Wheeler feeding Mitchell for a layup and then Clark hit a 3 off a Wheeler assist to make it 77-68 with 5:05 left.
Wheeler's pullup at 3:25 pushed the lead to 82-71. Clark's two free throws with 12 seconds remaining wrapped it up.
Indiana never trailed but was never up by more than seven in the first half before settling for a 46-53 lead at the break. The Fever shot 55% and Smith, Mitchell and Boston were all in double figures with Clark adding nine with eight rebounds.
Atkins had 15 and Samuelson 13 for the Mystics, who were 0 for 8 from 3-point range in the first quarter and then drilled six in the second. They finished with 11 on 34 attempts (32%).
It was more of the same in the third quarter until Boston hit a rare and late 3-pointer — her fourth of the season — that pushed the lead to nine. The Fever, who had 10 free throws in the first half, had 11 in the third quarter, helping them to a 68-59 lead.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 81 - 88 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 88 |
4th 6.1 | ![]() |
Erica Wheeler defensive rebound | 81 - 88 |
4th 10.0 | ![]() |
Ariel Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper | 81 - 88 |
4th 12.0 | ![]() |
Mystics timeout | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
![]() |
![]() |
|
---|---|---|
29-70 | FG | 31-61 |
41.4 | Field Goal % | 50.8 |
11-34 | 3PT | 8-23 |
32.4 | Three Point % | 34.8 |
12-15 | FT | 18-23 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 78.3 |
31 | Rebounds | 37 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
26 | Assists | 21 |
6 | Steals | 7 |
4 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
16 | Fouls | 16 |
0 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
![]() |
4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
![]() |
12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
![]() |
17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
![]() |
18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
![]() |
19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
WNBA News

Portland's WNBA expansion team hires team president Inky Son
Portland's WNBA team has hired former NBPA chief administrative officer Inky Son as team president.

Sources: Olivia Miles will forgo WNBA draft, enter portal
After her team's exit in the Sweet 16 on Saturday, Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles has decided to forgo the WNBA draft, despite being projected as the No. 2 overall selection, and enter the transfer portal, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday.

AJ Dybantsa leaps over Angel Reese for perfect 50 dunk
BYU commit AJ Dybantsa, the top recruit in ESPN's 2025 boys' rankings, jumps over WNBA star Angel Reese for his opening dunk in the Sprite Jam Fest.

Liberty's Betnijah Laney-Hamilton undergoes meniscus surgery
Liberty guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton is out for the next 5-6 months after having surgery to repair meniscus injury in her left knee.

LeBron card sells for $1.159M; Caitlin Clark card sets record
A LeBron James rookie card sold for $1.159 million, while a Caitlin Clark card numbered 1-of-1 sold for a record $366,000.