Aug 28, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Followers cheer for Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) throughout a sport between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Solar at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Obligatory Credit score: Grace Smith-INDIANAPOLIS STAR-USA TODAY Sports activities Kelsey Mitchell poured in a season-high 36 factors that included a key 3-pointer and a pair of free throws within the last 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 some extent at halftime and by 4 factors after three quarters in a sport during which there have been 20 lead modifications.
Mitchell canned a 3-pointer with 1:58 to play to present 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 steer 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 solid a 9-0 surge halfway by means of 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 prime. 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 steer all scorers whereas Mitchell paced the Fever with 15, Clark had 12 and Smith hit for 10 over the primary two quarters. Dallas pressured 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.
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