Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings
Sunday, September 1, 2023
College Park Center | 4 p.m. ET

Broadcast Information
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Pat Boylan (play-by-play), Bria Goss (analyst)

The Indiana Fever (11-25) will take on the Dallas Wings for the second time this weekend and final time this regular season at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday in Arlington. On Friday, Indiana was defeated by the Wings, 110-100, in Indianapolis despite three Fever players recording double-doubles in a single game for the first time in franchise history.

Aliyah Boston led Indiana with a career-high 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting, 11 rebounds and five assists. Fever forward NaLyssa Smith added 18 points and 11 rebounds, while guard Erica Wheeler contributed 12 points and a team-high 10 assists. To round out the five double-figure scorers, Kelsey Mitchell added 25 points and Kristy Wallace pitched in 14 points.

Mitchell was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday. During August 18-27, Mitchell averaged 23.3 points and 4.8 assists per game, while shooting 47.7 percent (31-of-65) from the floor. The All-Star guard ranks in the top-15 in the league for scoring average (18.0 ppg) and three-point field goal percentage at 38.9 percent (89-of-229).

Boston is averaging 14.8 points per contest and is still shooting a league-leading 59.2 percent (213-of-360) from the floor, while consistently leading all rookies in rebounds (8.3 rpg), steals (1.3 spg) and blocked shots. With the help of Boston’s 1.3 blocks per game, Indiana ranks first in the league for points in the paint allowed with opponents averaging 31.4 points in the lane each game.

Indiana recorded a season-high 27 assists on Friday after dishing out 16 assists on the night. Wheeler has led the team this season averaging 5.0 assists per game, good for eighth in the WNBA for assists.

Fever guard Kristy Wallace enters the matchup after contributing two consecutive double-figure scoring games. Wallace is averaging 8.7 points in Indiana’s last seven games, all of which she has earned starts for.

Probable Starters

Indiana Fever (11-25)

Guard – Kelsey Mitchell (18.0 ppg, 3.3 apg, 1.5 rpg)
Guard – Erica Wheeler (9.9 ppg, 5.0 apg, 2.8 rpg)
Guard – Kristy Wallace (6.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 apg)
Forward – NaLyssa Smith (14.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.4 apg)
Center – Aliyah Boston (14.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.3 bpg)

Dallas Wings (20-16)

Guard – Crystal Dangerfield (8.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.1 apg)
Guard – Arike Ogunbowale (21.0 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3.4 rpg)
Forward – Satou Sabally (18.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.3 apg)
Forward – Awak Kuier (2.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg)
Center – Teaira McCowan (11.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg)

Game Status Report

Indiana: Lexie Hull – out (right shoulder)
Dallas: TBA