Indiana Fever VS Washington Mystics FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 5, 2024 Women’s Basketball

to snap that streak here this evening from downtown Indianapolis Point performance on Sunday in Indiana's lost to Phoenix wheeler gets inside s Indiana Fever almost 20 years ago and Alysa Smith scoring one minute away from gainbridge Fieldhouse wheeler bounces there is a steal on Sykes oh nearly lost the handle the mystics are allowing just 75 points per game out of their usual efficient self Boston has the switch on to delodon can't there's delodon Boston able to pull it down Boston's put back rattles Austin and Boston went at it in the SEC she played for Old Miss Elie Mitchell still those two points away from number two overall as Boston four shots in Indiana's loss on Sunday he's taken already three here in the first quarter game as a professional as Cloud foul CL averaging a career high 11 points per game here in he is hard denying Kelsey Mitchell so far the fever Guard team multiple times that's the back court here for Washington as Mitchell with the four three-pointers against Phoenix Atkins off balance draws the frustrating because you're trying to put your hands all the way up to have that plane of verticality 23 11 points per game 30 she's an Olympic gold medalist and H's got up by 28 points on Sunday in Seattle as whole Miss they're long but nobody's finishing at the rim with ease towards the rim had it poked Away by sites you see that in the back court there's a back door pass Mak that back door cut beautiful pass leading her to the basket Cloud finds Atkin can start defending early and often in The Possession wheeler seiz it with a couple early buckets on Austin and Mitchell stepped on the there's wheeler hounding Cloud bounce Past Austin charging sides once her group picking up the pace Mitchell will launch vote count every day now through June 21st the fever fans the so much poison confidence as the games continue to go here's Smith taking that 29o double double on Sunday as Atkins fires way most for a player that's had a double double in a game in the entire W Wallace comes off the screen pulls with Atlanta oh came over as hind she's been dealing with injury this is just her fourth game of the WNBA season for Eric TBO if he can get her up to speed as Atkins pulls up K has to box her out early but she's going to go hunt for no boardi h hands perfectly into the dribblers area and she's able to swipe a lot with on Sunday against grinder and the Mercury she's HS Allen trying to use that armar that shot way here's Smith pulling up from the foul line and shooting just 25% from the field here in the first quarter oh Mitchell will fire and kutak an all time in Fever franchise scoring history Walker Kim Smith trying to get position down low likes this match up on M M able to side Step Smith beautiful find Hawkins with M has had a nice rookie season here Indiana turns it over fourth time in the corner syes leaks out times defensively Indiana hit just 4 three Mitchell turns the corner Mitchell on the drive floats it up the parking lot it's such an impressive accomplishment here for Mitchell who's done it getting a bucket inside game Bridge Siri Mike is now the general manager Cloud puts on the brakes Cloud swing it m launches and barries looking inside tough pass threads the needle and Eggo sticks with Watkins Walker Kimbro can perform at a high level expect provide a spark Tasha cloud with out of iouu Indiana loves its basketball by the support I get from the IU fan base they caught Lee m there and Lind done Eggo the reverse rolls it in being disrupted with her length but also scoring the ball Hawkins runs into a wled off there by Hawkins instead Ops in the post for Eggo second year Pro out of Baylor faces damic for Christy sides Off the Bench here's Vivien running the floor vivans delodon fading since 2019 when they won won a title Washington is hopeful un more likable than her this league is in so much of a better playan looking for Boston inside viven on the drive off the verdicts so Vivien at the foul line Vivians has three points in six minutes that perimeter making it difficult to pass the ball around for Indiana burer back for Boston musling inside good position there's Burger who can she gets the ball she stays patient reads where the defense is and BR downhill defensive group here's Smith driving into delodon Austin a little too far out Alex for burer who finds some space and answer looking at an eight-point deficit Smith pushed her underneath Del it on Wallace picks the pocket at Tolliver two on one Wallace takes it doing all of this without hitting three-pointer in the first half RK a goba w a limited number of fans will also receive a here in this building early in the season a lot of excitement they lost it Boston to the rescue here's Smith with a push shot left to on there and Washington's turned it over seven times toer side steps Wallace it wants to score quickly back door pass oh be and allowing herself to have the room to move and have her team far for Indiana Boston leads the way with nine NBA here's Hines Allen got by Smith draws the foul here with you on a Tuesday night alongside Megan the qan I'm Pat boin pulls down her fourth rebound here's Boston right back to work Tolliver swing it Corner three on the shot fake shot clock down to five turns Finds Its way to delodon shot clock down to six Oliver at a pair of Threes already clks on with the mystics Berger with delodon in her face gets it off to Wallace who runs into toer just gets rid of Austin with the two first half points Fade Away jump shot four got shots from the field here in the first half one of the League's bestor today at ascension.org MIT a 90 Austin looking high low couldn't find delodon here's Tolliver Austin handoff Mitchell probing kick out Smith she will launch Mystics at five and three Indiana looking for their third win of the right now speaking it into existence and here the talent level is an alltime high there isn't a huge gap way you can learn through experience and Melissa Smith is somebody who has benefited so much sees the double team kick out Cloud shot clock down to five and Atkins called for the work led by aiyah Boston here is Nelissa Smith crossing over a dribble whenever they put the ball down here's delodon going back to work with a to guard delodon the first player on either team into double figures here of them here in the opening 90 seconds of the third quarter Atkins from way out here from the Indianapolis community to start the season Boston a big rebounds for the number one overall pick out of South Carolina good job so far in this game of trying to limit that angle wheeler usne the rim Austin sees the double kick out of Wheeler who shot May that's Indiana's first of the nights it comes from wheeler as CL a 13 to1 run Indiana responded with the next five take care of the ball they cannot afford to have a quarter where they have five or more turn to Smith Smith too far underneath lost the handle Smith battling for it back that could be a big possession we'll see Boston tries to cash in on it now sees the double kick out Atkins can answer tonight for Indiana Lexi hle on the shot fake back for wheeler she will fire falling out of bounds delodon came up with it delodon pick up the pace here as Mitchell goes behind the back step back two-point plus quarters without hitting a three but that two-point shot put the Boston trying to show off the Jump swing it wheeler gets by Atkins inside Mitchell fires and Ashley gloss watch his son as the head coach here Cloud on the dve trying to push the pace P shot fake on the three hole pulls up and connects it's all started with defense Mitchell probing gets by hin Allen scoop decides timeout the last shot Washington is hit here it's been over four minut advantage early in the third Mitchell H Allen has the size advantage on on Vivan second your pro Austin going at the rookie Boston as wheeler puts on the brakes got it to [Music] Boston hind Allen is play DNA pool her brother Josh Allen the linebacker for in Washington going to key piece to what Mike TBO and now Eric are doing Mitch Lee gets by hole hand off Austin left hand didn't sink Vivian the shot fak Vivian pulls up and gets hin Allen deep position off balance F recover well there down to five Wallace has it Indiana will do well just to get a shot up presence is definitely missed Lee Corner Britney Sykes I think Christy sides was considering a challenge that for a potential pivotal call in a key stretch it's so strategic and it's been fun to watch how coach have been able to use this the shot clock down to six fires of three Off the Mark thought about the three instead we'll use the Smith screen Mitchell pulls up way back in it delodon fires a three delodon with one last look gets it away that shot of the third quarter Indiana still holding on to an eight-point advantage fever struggled with this against Phoenix on Sunday Queen Eggo here Lee catch and shoots back for the screen bounce pass frees up Nelissa Smith do clock already back down to six Wallace off balance can't get it fell it on just three of 10 from the floor you know the look their Direction and Delan Mitchell catch and shoot in the second half MIT now with 15 points defense is the focus for Christy sides as Hawkins leans in quarter here's Smith taking it shot Mitchell open off the inbound Austin back in Boston taking it at delodon Boston spinning rookie wi that had to be a lot of fun tomor Ona delodon for her give and go Hawkins gets inside if you're Washington can the fever catch in Hawkins called for the F wace bounced past Boston quick find to Smith Eric TBO with the starters back on the floor on the drive gets inside hangs C so far the fever have held serve here in the fourth quarter bounce pass Austin Wallace bounce pass wheeler fires Atkins trying to wisely pulls back now back on the attack on cloud Austin has that huge size Advantage instead ups for Del aanu has had it knocked away able to recover double teamed in the corner by Kelsey Mitchell scoring in all areas on the floor Austin the leading score defense goes I love her IQ in the post wheeler call 77% efficient deleter this time Smith in the post Smith on delodon the push shot rattles to avoid the block here's cloud who find some send and the fever will earn their third win here's Lexi hle off the mark on reversal to get the ball inside Boston swing it Wallace wide open wheeler trying to get it to her bounce pass underneath oh had it blocked there's well executed there by the fever when the fever hosts the dream fever basketball.com we continuing to execute here so far in the fourth it's Cloud just need to avoid the turnover here give and go Wallace back to Wheeler want Kelsey Mitchell to be wheel wheeler with four assists Four Points Austin backing in on Boston it down knocked Away by Wallace delodon has to fire a 45 on the offensive ENT Smith inside Boston double team kick out Wallace who's wide fourth in the voting for Allstar as Lee Off the [Applause] Mark six points give her seven and 26 minutes seven of Indiana's games coming into tonight what an emphatic finish here for Indiana Mitchell for good measure Boston after this one on her magnificent night as wheeler right up the in these key moments Zoe be in for the first time Walker Kim BR 23 for the fever to come out and take care of the ball the way they did in the beginning relaxed and settled into an offensive Rhythm defense the fever snap a six to snap that streak here this evening from downtown Indianapolis Point performance on Sunday in Indiana's lost to Phoenix wheeler gets inside seven Indiana Fever almost 20 years ago and Alissa Smith scoring one minute away from gainbridge Field House wheeler bounces there is a steel on Sykes oh nearly lost the handle the mystics are allowing just 75 points per game out of their AB usual efficient self Austin has the switch on to delodon can't there's delodon Boston able to pull it down Boston's put back rattles Austin and 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early and often in The Possession wheeler sees them with a couple early buckets on Austin and Mitchell stepped on the there's wheeler hounding Cloud bounce Past Austin charging sides once her group picking up the pace Mitchell will launch vote count every day now through June 21st the fever fans the South so much poison as the games continue to go here's Smith taking it that 29o double double on Sunday as Atkins fires way most for a player that's had a double double in a game in the entire W wace comes off the screen pulls with Atlanta oh came over as hind she's been dealing with injury this is just her fourth game of the WNBA season for Eric TBO he can get her up to speed as Atkins pulls up yeah has to box her out early she's going to go hunt for no board Lexi H hands perfectly into the dribbler area and she's able to swipe a lot with on Sunday against grinder and the Mercury she's HS Allen trying to use that armar that shot way here's Smith pulling up from the foul line and shooting just 25% from the field here in the first quarter oh Mitchell will fire and kak an all time in Fever franchise scoring history Walker Kim Smith trying to get position down low likes this match up on M M able to side Step Smith beautiful find Hawkins with has had a nice rookie season here Indiana turns it over fourth time in the corner Sykes leaks out times defensively Indiana hit just 43 Mitchell turns the corner Mitchell on the drive floats it up in the parking lot it's such an impressive accomplishment here for Mitchell who's done it getting a bucket inside game Bridge Siri Mike is now the general manager Cloud puts on the brakes Cloud swing it m launches and Barry's looking inside tough pass threads the needle and Eggo sticks with Watkins Walker Kimbro can perform at a high level expect provide a spark Tasha cloud with out of IU Indiana loves its basketball by the support I get from the IU fan base that caught Lee there and Lind done Eggo the reverse rolls it in being disrupted with her length but also scoring the ball Hawkins runs into a w wled off there by Hawkins instead Ops in the post for Eggo second year Pro out of Baylor faces dnamic for Christy sides Off the Bench here's Vivians running the flooran [Music] [Applause] done fading since 2019 when they won a title Washington is hopeful un more likable than her this league is in so much of a better play Vivian looking for Boston inside viven on the drive off the verdicts so viven at the foul Vian has three points in six minutes that perimeter making it difficult to pass the ball around for Indiana burer back for Boston musling inside good position burer who continues she gets the ball she stays patient reads where the defense is and Bry downhill defensive group here's Smith driving into delodon Austin a little too far out Alex for burer who finds some space and answer looking at an eight-point deficit Smith pushed her underneath Del it on Wallace picks the pocket of Tolliver two on one Wallace takes it doing 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the fever hosts the dream fever basketball.com we are continuing to execute here so far in the fourth it's Cloud we just need to avoid the turnover here give go Wallace back to Wheeler want Kelsey Mitchell to be wheel wheeler with four assists Four Points Austin backing in on Boston it down knocked Away by Wallace deladon has to fire a 45 on the offensive end Smith inside Boston double team kick out Wallace who's wide fourth in the voting for Allstar as Lee Off the [Applause] Mark point Point give her seven in 27 minutes seven of Indiana's games coming into tonight quite an emphatic finish here for Indiana Mitchell for good measure Boston after this one on her magnificent night as wheeler right up the in these key moments shall we be in for the first time Walker Kim 23 for the fever to come out and take care of the ball the way they did in the beginning relaxed and settled into an offensive rhythm defense the fever snap a six