Indiana Fever (2-4) vs. Dallas Wings (3-2)

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
TV: FOX Sports Indiana
Live Stream: FOX Sports GO

Probable Starters
Fever: F- Marissa Coleman, F- Candice Dupree, C- Erlana Larkins, G- Tiffany Mitchell, G- Briann January
Wings: F- Karima Christmas-Kelly, F- Glory Johnson, C- Theresa Plaisance, G- Allisha Gray, G- Skylar Diggins-Smith

The Fever open a three-game homestand against the Dallas Wings on Saturday night. The game is a chance for the Fever to exact revenge on the Wings for an 89-62 loss in Dallas on Tuesday.

The Fever will be looking to extend their winning streak at home, having won both of their home games this season. The Fever have yet to win on the road this year, and are looking to bounce back with a prolonged stretch at home.

Practice Reports

Stats & Storylines
• The Fever fell to the Wings 89-62 in Dallas last Tuesday. Natalie Achonwa led the Fever in scoring with 13 points off the bench, set career highs in free throw attempts and makes, going 7-of-8 from the stripe. The Fever shot just 35.5 percent from the field and were 3-of-18 (16.7 percent) on 3-point attempts.

• The Wings got a career-high 27 points from former Indiana star Karima Christmas-Kelly in the win against the Fever. Dallas outrebounded the Fever 42-30 and shot 46.9 percent from the field. The Wings play Friday night in New York against the Liberty before traveling to Indiana for the second game of a back-to-back.

• While Erlana Larkins set a career-high in scoring last season at Dallas with 19 points, she finished with six on Tuesday. She needs just two points to pass Tully Bevilaqua (1,113 career points) in eighth place on the Fever’s career scoring chart.

• With 1,087 career rebounds with the Fever, Larkins also is just 29 rebounds shy of passing Ebony Hoffman (1,115) in second place in team history.

• The Fever remain the fifth-best shooting team in the WNBA, making 42.7 percent of their shots from the field. The Fever are also fifth in 3-point percentage (32.6) and third in free throw percentage (86.7).

• The Fever bench has provided a spark to the team so far this season. Tiffany Mitchell has scored in double-figures four times and Achonwa has done so three times. The Fever have been led in scoring by a bench player the past two games, and the Fever bench has outscored the opposing team’s bench in all six games.

• Marissa Coleman needs 36 points to reach 1,000 in her Fever career and 88 for 2,000 in her WNBA career.

• On the WNBA career rebounding list, Candice Dupree (2,410 rebounds, 11th) is 35 rebounds shy of passing former Fever player Yolanda Griffith (2,444) in 10th, and 38 from passing Lauren Jackson (2,447) in 9th.

• Dallas rookies Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis were college teammates with Tiffany Mitchell at South Carolina. Gray was named this week as the WNBA’s top rookie for the month of May.

• The Fever own the series advantage over the Wings with a 29-23 record against the franchise, including its time as the Detroit Shock and Tulsa Shock. The Fever have won eight of the last 10 games played in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

• Wings stars Aerial Powers and Courtney Paris are both out indefinitely with injuries. Fever guard Shenise Johnsons missed Tuesday’s game for precautionary reasons after experiencing right knee pain, and is questionable to play Saturday.

Fever Film Room

---

Thinking About Attending a Fever Game? Complete the form below for easy ticket info: