Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points and the Indiana relied on a second quarter of 36 points and a solid versatile match of Caitlin Clark to pass the Dallas Wings 102-83 Sunday in Indianapolis.
The 64 points of the fever in the first half were a better from the League for the season. Indiana fired 16 for 21 (76.2%) in the second quarter and 27 for 42 (64.3%) for the first half. A little more pedestrian was their brand 40 for 77 (51.9%) for the match.
Dallas actually took an advance of 16-11 in the middle of the first quarter on a pointer of 3 points by Paige Bueckers and only dragged 28-27 after the first quarter. But Indiana fled with its second trimester dam (including 10 points by Natasha Howard) and never looked back.
The fever advance extended to 76-47 in the middle of the third quarter. Dallas never got closer to 16 points for the rest of the match.
Indiana (11-10) has placed five two-digit players. In his third match, after an injury to the groin, Clark scored 14 points, collected 13 best assists in the season and equaled a career summit with five interceptions. The star goalkeeper Mitchell made a shot of 8 for 12. Howard also reached Howard with 18 points on the shooting of 8 for 9, Aliyah Boston with 17 points and reserves Sophie Cunningham with 13 points on a shot 5 for 6.
The 102 points of the Indiana equalized a better of the season, two games after the fever were held at 61 points by the Golden State Valkyries.
Dallas (6-16) obtained a solid match of the recruit of Star Bueckers, which collected 21 points on shooting 9 for 15. The Center Lu Yueru added 16 points and recruits JJ Quinely (13 points) and reserve Aziaha James (11 points) also marked two figures.
The Wings received little aid from the return star Arike Ogunbowale, who had been sidelined with an injury to the thumb. She pulled 0 per 10 of the ground and scored only two points in her return to action. The wings committed 18 reversals.
Indiana will then be in action on Tuesday against the host of Connecticut. Dallas will welcome Las Vegas on Wednesday before Saturday’s star match.
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