The Indiana Fever couldn’t take advantage of a friendly schedule, falling 81-80 to the 12th-place Dallas Wings on Tuesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Kelsey Mitchell had a shot at the buzzer to win, but couldn’t get it anywhere near the rim as the Fever rallied all the way back from down 17 points to give itself a shot, but to no avail.
The Fever (18-15) overcame a sloppy start and trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before they rallied to tie the score by halftime. But the Wings used a 19-0 run in the third quarter to build another double-digit cushion. And then Indiana rallied again, getting to within one point with 33 seconds left on a Mitchell layup.
Caitlin Clark missed her 11th straight game with a right groin injury. Dallas guard Arike Ogunbowale also missed the game due to injury.
Here’s the full box score from Tuesday night’s game:
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Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings stats, box score
Fever stats: How many points did Kelsey Mitchell score?
NameMinFG3FGFTRebAstPtsNatasha Howard275-90-12-412112Aliyah Boston305-100-04-45114Kelsey Mitchell357-144-76-76224Sophie Cunningham345-102-42-22314Lexie Hull240-30-10-0730Damiris Dantas121-60-51-2333Brianna Turner41-10-00-0002Chloe Bibby124-53-30-02011Makayla Timpson50-00-00-0200Odyssey Sims130-40-10-0020Totals–28-639-2215-19391580
Wings stats: How many points did Paige Bueckers score?
NameMinFG3FGFTRebAstPtsMaddy Siegrist359-133-51-15122Luisa Geiselsoder130-20-10-0220Grace Berger171-20-00-0102Paige Bueckers346-190-44-45816Haley Jones172-70-21-2415M. Hines-Allen232-71-33-4698Diamond Miller81-21-20-0143Li Yueru267-142-64-44020Aziaha James50-10-10-0000JJ Quinerly192-41-20-0205Totals–30-718-2613-15302581
Fever vs Wings score by quarter
Wings23192514—81Fever15271325—80
Did Caitlin Clark play tonight vs Dallas Wings?
No. The Fever star missed her 11th straight game with a right groin injury and 20th overall with various injuries.
What is Indiana Fever’s record?
The Fever are 18-15.
