FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 78 |
| WSH | 16 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 76 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Indiana Fever finished ahead of Washington Mystics, 78-76, a 2-point margin. The first-half totals were 43 for Indiana Fever and 29 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 35 and 47. The combined final of 154 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 21-WSH 16, 21-16 cumulative; 2Q: IND 22-WSH 13, 43-29 cumulative; 3Q: IND 17-WSH 24, 60-53 cumulative; 4Q: IND 18-WSH 23, 78-76 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Indiana Fever's highest-scoring period was 22 points, while Washington Mystics's high was 24; the final separation was 2 points.
The first-half margin was 14 points, compared with 12 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Indiana Fever recorded 44% from the field, 34% from three and 71% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 43%, 50% and 71%. Rebounds finished 28-31, assists 19-21 and turnovers 17-15. The same team box reports a 34-32 split in paint points and 3-5 in offensive rebounds.
Caitlin Clark led Indiana Fever with 19 points. Aliyah Boston supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Caitlin Clark led with 5 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Michaela Onyenwere with 17 points, Shakira Austin with 9 rebounds and Sonia Citron with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from IND and 10 from WSH. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games behind the conference leader. Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 6-5 across 11 games and Washington Mystics at 4-6 across 10. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 408-420 for the away team and 408-415 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 1 wins and Washington Mystics 1; aggregate scoring was 180-180. The teams are separated by 3 places in the overall order and by 3 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | IND | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 44 | 43 |
| 3P% | 34 | 50 |
| FT% | 71 | 71 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 31 |
| Assists | 19 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 15 |
| Paint points | 34 | 32 |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 31 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 5 |
| Caitlin Clark * | 31 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7-16 | -1 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Lexie Hull * | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Monique Billings * | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 12 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | -6 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Damiris Dantas | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | -6 |
| Tyasha Harris | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Raven Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Makayla Timpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Grace VanSlooten | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron * | 38 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3-9 | -5 |
| Shakira Austin * | 34 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4-11 | -2 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 29 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 6 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Cotie McMahon | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2-10 | 7 |
| Angela Dugalic | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3-5 | -3 |
| Lauren Betts | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Alicia Florez | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | -3 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Lucy Olsen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |