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Washington Mystics @ Indiana Fever 83–79

2023-08-18 · WNBA · Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis IN · Att. 3,506 · ION

Washington Mystics 2023 · Indiana Fever 2023 · 2023 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	16	26	20	21	83
IND	18	24	17	20	79

Team stats

	Mystics	Fever
Field goals	26-61 .426	31-66 .470
Three-pointers	12-25 .480	8-20 .400
Free throws	19-25 .760	9-10 .900
Offensive rebounds	3	7
Defensive rebounds	24	29
Total rebounds	27	36
Assists	16	16
Steals	7	4
Blocks	4	2
Turnovers	10	17
Personal fouls	18	21
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	24	38
Fast-break points	8	15
Points off turnovers	6	14
Largest lead	7	7

Washington Mystics

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Brittney Sykes G	35	30	11-19	5-8	3-4	1	4	5	4	1	0	2	4	0
Natasha Cloud G	33	16	4-10	2-5	6-8	0	5	5	3	1	1	0	0	+5
Myisha Hines-Allen F	17	4	0-1	0-0	4-4	1	5	6	1	1	1	0	2	+2
Ariel Atkins G	14	6	2-7	1-3	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	+9
Elena Delle Donne F	11	6	1-5	1-2	3-3	0	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	0
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G	26	8	3-5	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	-3
Tianna Hawkins F	23	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	4	+4
Shakira Austin C	15	6	3-7	0-0	0-2	1	4	5	2	1	1	0	0	+2
Queen Egbo C	14	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	5	-2
Li Meng G	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	+3
Total	200	83	26-61	12-25	19-25	3	24	27	16	7	4	10	18

FG .426 · 3P .480 · FT .760

Did not play: Kristi Toliver (right plantar fascia injury)

Indiana Fever

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Aliyah Boston F	35	16	6-12	0-0	4-4	5	5	10	1	1	0	3	3	+7
Kelsey Mitchell G	35	15	5-9	2-4	3-3	0	1	1	7	2	0	1	0	+9
Erica Wheeler G	32	12	5-11	1-4	1-2	0	6	6	3	1	0	3	4	-12
Kristy Wallace G	25	8	3-6	2-2	0-0	0	4	4	1	0	0	2	2	-3
NaLyssa Smith F	19	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	4	4	1	0	1	5	5	-6
Grace Berger G	14	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	-5
Lexie Hull G	14	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	-1
Emma Cannon F	13	17	7-12	2-5	1-1	2	4	6	0	0	0	2	2	0
Victoria Vivians G	8	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	+2
Amanda Zahui B C	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11
Total	200	79	31-66	8-20	9-10	7	29	36	16	4	2	17	21

FG .470 · 3P .400 · FT .900

Did not play: Victaria Saxton (coach's decision), Maya Caldwell (coach's decision)

Officials: Agon Abazi, Eric Brewton, Michael Price

Play-by-play

Show every play (393)

Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (7:04 PM EST)
10:00 IND Jump Ball Boston vs. Sykes: Tip to Smith
9:49 IND Smith 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wheeler 1 AST) 0–2
9:33 WAS MISS Cloud 5' Driving Layup
9:33 IND Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
9:32 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:29 IND Wheeler 10' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) 0–4
9:07 WAS Sykes 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cloud 1 AST) 3–4
8:54 IND Wallace 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) 3–6
8:42 WAS Delle Donne Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
8:42 IND Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
8:31 WAS Hines-Allen P.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:23 IND MISS Wallace 14' Pullup Jump Shot
8:23 WAS Hines-Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:04 WAS MISS Delle Donne 12' Floating Jump Shot
8:00 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:54 IND Boston 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) 3–8
7:42 WAS MISS Atkins 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
7:37 IND Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:30 WAS Sykes P.FOUL (P1.T2)
7:30 WAS SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Atkins
7:24 IND Wheeler 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) 3–10
6:55 WAS MISS Delle Donne 11' Pullup Jump Shot
6:53 IND Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:46 IND MISS Smith 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
6:46 WAS Delle Donne BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:44 WAS Hines-Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:37 WAS Walker-Kimbrough 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hines-Allen 1 AST) 6–10
6:18 IND MISS Wallace 2' Driving Bank Hook Shot
6:17 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:16 IND Boston 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS) 6–12
6:10 Mystics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
6:10 WAS SUB: Austin FOR Hines-Allen
6:10 WAS SUB: Hawkins FOR Delle Donne
5:58 WAS Cloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Austin 1 AST) 9–12
5:38 IND MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:36 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:26 WAS MISS Austin 14' Pullup Jump Shot
5:24 FEVER Rebound
5:11 IND Boston 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST) 9–14
5:00 WAS Sykes 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) 11–14
4:36 IND MISS Wheeler 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
4:33 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:24 WAS MISS Sykes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:22 IND Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:03 IND MISS Smith 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
4:01 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:56 WAS MISS Austin 2' Running Layup
3:53 IND Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:35 IND Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
3:35 WAS Austin STEAL (1 STL)
3:29 WAS MISS Cloud 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
3:26 IND Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:10 IND Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
3:10 WAS Cloud STEAL (1 STL)
3:07 WAS Walker-Kimbrough 2' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Cloud 2 AST) 13–14
2:51 IND MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
2:49 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
2:37 IND MISS Wheeler 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
2:35 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:27 WAS Hawkins 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Walker-Kimbrough 1 AST) 15–14
2:20 FEVER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
2:20 IND SUB: Berger FOR Smith
2:20 IND SUB: Vivians FOR Wheeler
2:20 WAS SUB: Meng FOR Austin
2:20 WAS SUB: Egbo FOR Sykes
2:12 IND MISS Vivians 3PT Jump Shot
2:08 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
2:07 IND Boston 1' Putback Layup (8 PTS) 15–16
1:52 WAS MISS Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
1:50 IND Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:40 WAS Meng P.FOUL (P1.T3)
1:40 WAS SUB: Delle Donne FOR Hawkins
1:40 WAS SUB: Atkins FOR Walker-Kimbrough
1:36 WAS Egbo S.FOUL (P1.PN)
1:36 IND Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1:36 IND SUB: Hull FOR Wallace
1:36 IND Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1:22 IND Vivians P.FOUL (P1.T1)
1:15 WAS MISS Cloud 17' Step Back Jump Shot
1:12 IND Berger REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:04 IND MISS Vivians 19' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
0:59 WAS Atkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:52 WAS MISS Cloud 3PT Jump Shot
0:50 IND Hull REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:41 IND MISS Boston 3' Layup
0:39 WAS Delle Donne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:34 IND Vivians P.FOUL (P2.PN)
0:34 WAS Delle Donne Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
0:34 IND SUB: Smith FOR Vivians
0:34 WAS Egbo Lane Violation Turnover (P1.T2)
0:16 IND Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
0:16 WAS Atkins STEAL (1 STL)
0:03 WAS MISS Atkins 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
0:00 IND Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
0:00 End of 1st Period (7:23 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:26 PM EST)
9:39 WAS Sykes 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Meng 1 AST) 19–18
9:15 IND Berger 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 19–20
8:55 IND Smith S.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:55 WAS Delle Donne Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
8:55 WAS Delle Donne Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
8:46 WAS Delle Donne P.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:45 IND Smith OFF.Foul (P2)
8:45 IND Smith Offensive Foul Turnover (P4.T4)
8:34 WAS Atkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sykes 1 AST) 24–20
8:14 IND Smith 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 24–22
7:52 IND Smith P.FOUL (P3.T2)
7:52 IND SUB: Cannon FOR Smith
7:52 WAS SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Atkins
7:44 WAS MISS Delle Donne 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
7:43 IND Cannon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:34 IND Cannon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
7:34 WAS Delle Donne STEAL (1 STL)
7:20 WAS MISS Delle Donne 3PT Jump Shot
7:18 IND Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:09 IND Wheeler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
7:09 WAS Hines-Allen STEAL (1 STL)
7:05 IND Wheeler S.FOUL (P1.T3)
7:05 WAS Hines-Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
7:05 IND SUB: Boston FOR Berger
7:05 IND SUB: Mitchell FOR Zahui B
7:05 WAS SUB: Hawkins FOR Delle Donne
7:05 WAS Hines-Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
6:47 IND Boston 1' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST) 26–24
6:33 WAS MISS Walker-Kimbrough 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:32 IND Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:20 WAS Hawkins S.FOUL (P1.T2)
6:20 IND Boston Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
6:20 WAS SUB: Austin FOR Hines-Allen
6:20 WAS SUB: Cloud FOR Meng
6:20 IND Boston Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
6:00 WAS Hawkins Offensive Charge Foul (P2)
6:00 WAS Hawkins Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
5:44 IND MISS Cannon 21' Jump Shot
5:40 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
5:35 IND Hull S.FOUL (P1.T4)
5:35 Timeout: Official
5:35 WAS MISS Austin Free Throw 1 of 2
5:35 Mystics Rebound
5:35 WAS MISS Austin Free Throw 2 of 2
5:34 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
5:22 IND MISS Hull 3' Layup
5:20 FEVER Rebound
5:15 IND MISS Wheeler 15' Pullup Jump Shot
5:12 IND Cannon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
5:11 IND Cannon 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS) 26–28
5:00 IND Wheeler S.FOUL (P2.PN)
5:00 WAS MISS Sykes Free Throw 1 of 2
5:00 Mystics Rebound
5:00 WAS Sykes Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
4:44 IND Wheeler 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hull 1 AST) 27–30
4:30 IND Cannon P.FOUL (P1.PN)
4:30 WAS Sykes Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
4:30 WAS Sykes Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
4:10 IND MISS Cannon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:07 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:49 WAS MISS Walker-Kimbrough 4' Driving Layup
3:49 IND Hull BLOCK (1 BLK)
3:48 Mystics Rebound
3:44 WAS Sykes 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Austin 2 AST) 32–30
3:31 IND Cannon Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
3:31 WAS Sykes STEAL (1 STL)
3:28 WAS Sykes 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (16 PTS) 34–30
3:11 IND MISS Cannon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
3:10 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
3:09 IND Boston 3' Putback Layup (14 PTS) 34–32
2:49 WAS MISS Austin 4' Layup
2:45 IND Cannon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:43 IND Hull 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST) 34–34
2:43 Mystics Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
2:43 LaToya Sanders Foul:T.FOUL
2:43 IND SUB: Wallace FOR Hull
2:43 WAS SUB: Egbo FOR Hawkins
2:43 WAS SUB: Delle Donne FOR Austin
2:43 IND Mitchell Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
2:25 WAS Sykes 21' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Delle Donne 1 AST) 36–35
2:08 IND MISS Boston 5' Driving Layup
2:07 WAS Delle Donne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
1:59 WAS Walker-Kimbrough 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Sykes 2 AST) 39–35
1:30 IND Cannon 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Wheeler 2 AST) 39–37
1:09 WAS Delle Donne Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
1:09 IND Wheeler STEAL (1 STL)
1:04 IND Mitchell 3' Running Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Wallace 1 AST) 39–39
0:47 WAS Delle Donne 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Walker-Kimbrough 2 AST) 42–39
0:42 WAS Sykes P.FOUL (P2.T3)
0:34 IND Cannon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Mitchell 4 AST) 42–41
0:34 WAS Delle Donne S.FOUL (P2.PN)
0:34 IND Cannon Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
0:10 WAS MISS Egbo 13' Jump Shot
0:08 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
0:04 IND MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
0:01 FEVER Rebound
0:01 FEVER Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
0:01 WAS SUB: Hines-Allen FOR Delle Donne
0:00 End of 2nd Period (7:54 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:11 PM EST)
9:43 WAS MISS Atkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
9:40 FEVER Rebound
9:21 IND Wallace 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 5 AST) 42–45
9:10 WAS MISS Sykes 19' Pullup Jump Shot
9:06 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
9:02 WAS Austin 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Sykes 3 AST) 44–45
8:51 IND MISS Wheeler 5' Fadeaway Jumper
8:48 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
8:31 WAS Sykes 24' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Cloud 3 AST) 47–45
8:11 IND Wheeler Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T8)
7:46 WAS MISS Cloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:46 Mystics Rebound
7:46 Mystics Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
7:24 IND MISS Mitchell 5' Pullup Jump Shot
7:24 WAS Austin BLOCK (1 BLK)
7:24 FEVER Rebound
7:24 WAS SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Atkins
7:23 IND Mitchell 15' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Wheeler 3 AST) 47–47
7:09 IND Boston P.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:09 WAS SUB: Egbo FOR Austin
6:57 WAS Cloud 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) 50–47
6:49 WAS Egbo S.FOUL (P2.T1)
6:49 IND MISS Wheeler Free Throw 1 of 2
6:49 FEVER Rebound
6:49 IND Wheeler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
6:41 WAS Hawkins Traveling Turnover (P2.T6)
6:29 IND Boston Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
6:29 IND Smith L.B.FOUL (P4.T2)
6:29 IND SUB: Berger FOR Smith
6:29 IND SUB: Vivians FOR Wheeler
6:19 WAS MISS Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:15 IND Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:09 IND Wallace Traveling Turnover (P1.T10)
5:47 WAS MISS Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
5:44 IND Boston REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
5:37 IND Mitchell 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Berger 1 AST) 50–51
5:19 IND Vivians S.FOUL (P3.T3)
5:19 WAS Cloud Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
5:19 WAS MISS Cloud Free Throw 2 of 2
5:18 IND Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
4:55 IND MISS Wallace 17' Floating Jump Shot
4:50 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
4:47 WAS MISS Sykes 12' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
4:44 IND Vivians REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:34 WAS Egbo P.FOUL (P3.T2)
4:34 Timeout: Official
4:34 WAS SUB: Hines-Allen FOR Hawkins
4:27 IND Boston OFF.Foul (P2)
4:27 IND Boston Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T11)
4:04 WAS MISS Hines-Allen 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
4:01 IND Vivians REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:41 IND Berger 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 6 AST) 51–54
3:30 WAS Sykes 3' Driving Reverse Layup (23 PTS) (Egbo 1 AST) 53–54
3:14 IND Wallace 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Berger 2 AST) 53–57
3:02 WAS Walker-Kimbrough Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
3:02 IND Mitchell STEAL (2 STL)
2:59 IND Mitchell 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (12 PTS) 53–59
2:42 WAS Sykes 3' Driving Layup (25 PTS) 55–59
2:29 WAS Sykes P.FOUL (P3.T3)
2:29 IND SUB: Wheeler FOR Mitchell
2:29 WAS SUB: Meng FOR Sykes
2:18 IND MISS Wheeler 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
2:14 WAS Hines-Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
2:08 IND Boston S.FOUL (P3.T4)
2:08 WAS Egbo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2:08 WAS SUB: Atkins FOR Walker-Kimbrough
2:08 WAS Egbo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1:59 WAS Egbo P.FOUL (P4.T4)
1:59 IND SUB: Zahui B FOR Boston
1:59 WAS SUB: Hawkins FOR Egbo
1:50 IND MISS Zahui B 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
1:46 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:31 WAS MISS Atkins 3PT Jump Shot
1:27 IND Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
1:14 IND Berger Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T12)
1:06 IND Berger P.FOUL (P1.PN)
1:06 WAS Atkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1:06 WAS MISS Atkins Free Throw 2 of 2
1:02 IND Berger REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:57 IND MISS Berger 4' Running Layup
0:55 WAS Hines-Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
0:44 WAS Atkins 9' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) 60–59
0:20 IND MISS Vivians 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot
0:17 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
0:00 WAS Cloud 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 62–59
0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:32 PM EST)

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