Game Recap: Kelsey Mitchell's Second Half Surge Not Enough For Fever

Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 2:31 AM

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INDIANAPOLIS – Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell scored all of her 24 points in the second half in Thursday night’s loss to the Dallas Wings at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Her 16 points in the third quarter – including the first eight points from the Fever out of the half – tied her career-high for most points scored in a quarter.

Jantel Lavender did all she could in the first 20 minutes by scoring half of the Fever points heading into the locker room. Lavender finished the game with 14 points as the rest of the Fever frontcourt shouldered the load after Jessica Breland was ruled out for the rest of the game at halftime with an injury.

Tiffany Mitchell recorded her eighth straight game scoring in double figures with 12 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line.

For Dallas, second-year forward Satou Sabally led the Wings with 15 points and nine rebounds as she was one of six Dallas players to end the night in double figures.

Rookie guard Aaliyah Wilson made her WNBA debut checking in with 2:59 remaining in the second quarter. Wilson, who was selected with the No. 11 pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm and later traded on draft night to Indiana, missed the first 13 games of the season due to a left foot injury.

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The Fever welcome the Connecticut Sun to Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Thursday, July 1 at 7 p.m. ET. Thursday’s game is available for viewing on FeverBasketball.com and the Indiana Fever’s Facebook page in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.