Fever rally for historic comeback, Mitchell bolsters MVP Case, Cunningham injured
Indiana erased a 21-point deficit to stun the Sun in overtime, powered by Kelsey Mitchell’s 38 points, a franchise-record double-double from Aliyah Boston, and big minutes from newcomer Odyssey Sims.
The Indiana Fever pulled off the largest comeback in franchise history on Sunday afternoon, rallying from a 21-point deficit to force overtime before winning 99-93. They did it without their fourth point guard after Sophie Cunningham went down with a right knee injury early in the second quarter. She will undergo an MRI.
Already, the team is without Caitlin Clark, Sydney Colson, and Aari McDonald due to injuries.
Kelsey Mitchell erupted for 34 of her game-high 38 points (tying her career high) to carry the Fever back. It also matches the largest single-game scoring performance of any WNBA player this season. After missing all 10 of their first-half 3-point attempts, the Fever went 7 for 12 in the second half — with Mitchell knocking down five of them.
“It sucked for me, first half,” she said. “It just wasn't (good). And I think that it wasn't as well for our group, but the resiliency is true in our room.
“… I think a lot of it was just God and being able to stay prepared and stay in your state to be able to compete. But I really think that that's the most resilient that we've ever been because of everything we've been through. So I think a lot of it just you just tap into your team and you just love on your team. And I think great things can happen.”
Indiana used a big fourth-quarter run to even the score in a game they trailed most of the way.