The Indiana Fever conclude the regular season series with the Sparks as Los Angeles makes its only trip to Indiana Farmers Coliseum during the 2021 regular season on Tuesday night. The Sparks have claimed victory in 11 of the last 12 games against the Fever, including both previous matchups in Los Angeles this season.

Last time out for Indiana on Saturday at the Coliseum saw the Las Vegas Aces win 87-71. Teaira McCowan came up three assists shy against the towering Aces front court of becoming the first Fever player to ever record a triple-double, as she finished with her 25th double-double of her career and her ninth this season with 12 points and 13 rebounds. The seven assists also set a new career-high for the third-year center. Kelsey Mitchell and Tiffany Mitchell each scored a team-high 15 points while each made six field goal attempts. Emma Cannon started the second consecutive game of her career, and also signed a third 7-day contract with the Fever on Sunday. Lindsay Allen came off the bench and led the Fever reserves with 11 points. It was the second time in her career scoring double figures in consecutive games.

Tuesday will be the fifth game of a six-game roadtrip for the 10-16 Sparks. LA dropped the last two games at Connecticut before coming to Indy, and another loss came against Washington last Tuesday. Despite entering Tuesday’s matchup last in the league in offensive scoring output, Los Angeles is led by Nneka Ogwumike’s 13.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game this season. Erica Wheeler, who starred for the Fever from 2016-20, comes into Tuesday averaging 13.6 points and a team-high 4.6 assists per game.

The Sparks enter Tuesday swiping the second most steals per game defensively in the WNBA. Wheeler and Brittney Sykes both rank in the top 12 across the league in steals per game. Second-year forward Lauren Cox returns to Indiana for the first time since being waived by the Fever on June 27. Cox has appeared in 10 games for Los Angeles so far this season.

The Fever close out the four-game homestand at the Coliseum at 1 p.m. on Saturday and 7 p.m. on Monday against the Phoenix Mercury. Tickets are still available for both games.

Injury Report 
Fever: Danielle Robinson (questionable; right ankle) Bernadett Határ (out; right ankle), Chelsey Perry (out; right knee), Kysre Gondrezick (out, personal leave)
Sparks: Chiney Ogwumike (questionable, right knee), Kristi Toliver (out; left hand), Jasmine Walker (out; right knee)

Last Meeting
July 18, 2021: The Fever fell on the road to the Sparks, 75-70 at Staples Center. Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell scored 13 of her game-high 20 points in the first quarter.

Tiffany Mitchell added 10 of her 12 points from the free throw line pushing her past 500 made free throws for her career. She is still third all-time in franchise history in free throws made and owns the fourth highest career free throw shooting percentage by a player in WNBA history at 90 percent.

Victoria Vivians led all reserves with 10 points for her fourth game scoring in double figures. Emma Cannon, who was signed by the Fever on July 28, finished with five points and four rebounds in her debut with Indiana.

For Los Angeles, Brittney Sykes was one of four Sparks players to score in double figures to end with 16.

Broadcast Information
TV: Bally Sports Indiana, NBA TV
Pat Boylan (play-by-play), Bria Goss (analyst)