Kelsey Mitchell poured in a season-high 36 factors that included a key 3-pointer and a pair of free throws within the remaining minutes because the visiting Indiana Fever got here from behind to beat the Dallas Wings 100-93 on Sunday afternoon in a key late-season conflict in Arlington, Texas.
Dallas led by a degree at halftime and by 4 factors after three quarters in a sport through which there have been 20 lead modifications.
Mitchell canned a 3-pointer with 1:58 to play to offer Indiana a four-point benefit and hit a pair of free throws with 1:15 remaining to push the result in six.
The Fever (17-16) held on to win their fourth straight sport and transfer above .500 for the primary time this season.
Caitlin Clark recorded 28 factors and 12 assists for Indiana, marking her fifteenth sport of the season with greater than 20 factors. NaLyssa Smith added 14 factors for the Fever.
Arike Ogunbowale racked up 34 factors to guide the Wings (9-23), who had a season-best three-game win streak snapped. Satou Sabally added 25 factors, Natasha Howard scored 18 and Teaira McCowan grabbed 11 rebounds for Dallas.
The Wings cast a 9-0 surge halfway via the primary quarter to leapfrog from a 10-6 deficit to a 15-10 lead, with back-to-back 3-pointer by Ogunbowale punctuating the run. Indiana rallied to retake the lead at 19-18 after Clark’s layup, however Ogunbowale responded with one other three, her fifth within the quarter, to assist Dallas carry a 23-19 after 10 minutes of play.
A jumper after which a 3-pointer by Mitchell, the latter with 8:27 to play within the second quarter, put the Fever again on high. The remainder of the interval featured three ties and 5 lead modifications, the ultimate of which got here on an Ogunbowale layup with 2 seconds remaining to grant Dallas a 46-45 edge on the break.
Ogunbowale poured in 24 factors earlier than halftime to guide all scorers whereas Mitchell paced the Fever with 15, Clark had 12 and Smith hit for 10 over the primary two quarters. Dallas compelled 9 Indiana turnovers within the half that led to 12 factors.
The motion was quick and livid within the third quarter, with Dallas main by as many as 9 factors earlier than the Fever swung again, pulling to inside 67-66 on Clark’s layup with 2:50 to play. The Wings took a 74-70 benefit to the ultimate interval.
–Area Stage Media
