Overview
- The Fever and Mystics meet Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis at 7:30 p.m. EDT with national coverage on ION.
- Indiana holds an 18-15 overall mark (10-7 Eastern Conference) and sits sixth, two games above the eighth seed despite lacking Caitlin Clark, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald.
- Washington enters at 14-18 (7-7 conference) after losing five of six and trails the final playoff spot by three games while missing Georgia Amoore, Shakira Austin and Jacy Sheldon.
- The teams have split their first two meetings this season, with Indiana winning the last matchup 85-76 on June 3.
- Kelsey Mitchell has stepped up in Clark’s absence, scoring 24 points in Indiana’s narrow 81-80 loss to Dallas in their most recent game.