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Shakira Austin added 20 points with 10 boards for the Mystics
(26-16), who are one of three teams just a game behind Indiana
(27-15) with two regular-season games remaining. The Fever
finish with a home-and-home series on Tuesday and Thursday
against the Minnesota Lynx, owners of the WNBA’s best record at
32-10.
Sonia Citron scored 16 points and just missed a double-double
with nine assists. Georgia Amoore had 11 points with three
3-pointers.
The Mystics jumped out to a 34-19 lead at thge end of the first
quarter. They led by as many as 26 before closing the half with
a 51-30 advantage. Washington was up 77-61 entering the fourth
and never were threatened.
Caitlin Clark scored 25 with five assists and Kelsey Mitchell
had 22 points for the Fever. But the All-WNBA backcourt shot a
combined 14 of 40 from the floor, including making just 6-of-20
3-pointers.
Fever All-Star center Aliyah Boston encountered foul trouble and
scored just seven points on eight shots. And Indiana's bench
didn't contribute a point until Raven Johnson's jumper with 4:35
remaining in the third quarter.
UP NEXT
Mystics: Host Connecticut on Tuesday.
Fever: Host Minnesota on Tuesday.
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