INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever ran away from the Washington Mystics in Sunday’s matinée, 89-77, to record the first win of the 2021 regular season.
Indiana (1-4) led the entire first half and trailed for only 53 seconds during the third quarter this afternoon. The Fever outscored Washington 27-13 in the third quarter, which was highlighted by a nearly six-minute, 21-5 run to separate from the Mystics.
Kelsey Mitchell was one of five Fever players to score in double figures on Sunday and led the team with 18 points and a season-high three made 3-point field goals. Jessica Breland added to her Friday night success with 17 points and 10 rebounds for her 24th career double-double performance.
Teaira McCowan poured in 10 of her 17 points in the first quarter and finished with a double-double as well. Sunday was McCowan’s 18th career double-double line in her 61st game.
Danielle Robinson became the 77th player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career field goals made as she ended with 13 points and a game-high six assists. As a team, the Fever dished out 26 assists on 33 made field goals. The 26 assists tied for the second most in a game for the Fever in Marianne Stanley’s tenure as head coach.
Victoria Vivians added 11 points off the bench to lead all reserves on 3-of-6 shooting.
Second-year forward Lauren Cox checked in at the 5:02 mark in first quarter for her season debut after missing the first four games of the season with a knee injury.
Lindsay Allen came off the bench to add to her league-best assist to turnover ratio, which now is at 9:1
For Washington, Tina Charles poured in her second consecutive 30-point game with a game-high 31 points to go along with nine rebounds. The former WNBA MVP also moved up to fourth all-time in made field goals, behind only Diana Taurasi, Candice Dupree and Tina Thompson.
Ariel Atkins and Erica McCall each added 16 and 10 points.
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Washington and Indiana collide again on Tuesday for the final game of the 2021 regular season inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Starting Saturday, June 12, the Fever will play home games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum, which was the home court for the Indiana Pacers until 1974. Tickets are available for all remaining home games at FeverBasketball.com