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Odyssey Sims had 19 points and seven assists,
and Natasha Howard added 18 points for Indiana (19-16). Aliyah
Boston finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, two
steals and two blocks.
Mitchell scored all of Indiana's points — including back-to-back
3-pointers — in a 10-4 run to open overtime before Hull's 3 made
it 97-90.
Marina Mabrey scored 27 points and Tina Charles 21 for
Connecticut (6-27). Saniya Rivers had 15 points and a
career-high five blocks, Aneesah Morrow finished with 10 points
and 11 rebounds and rookie Leïla Lacan had a season-high 14
assists to go with seven points.
Sims made back-to-back layups to give Indiana a 4-1 lead 53
seconds into the game. But, the Sun scored the next 12 points to
take the lead until Mitchell made a layup to open the scoring in
overtime. Morrow made a layup about 2 1/2 minutes into the third
quarter that gave Connecticut its biggest lead at 54-33 and the
Sun led 74-60 with 6:25 left in regulation.
Mitchell converted a three-point play that made it 82-all with
44.7 seconds left. Charles made a turn-around jumper in the post
before Boston answered with a short jumper that eventually
forced overtime.
Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham left the game in the second quarter
due to a knee injury and did not return.
Caitlin Clark (groin) missed her 13th consecutive game for the
Fever.
The Sun plays at Washington on Tuesday. The Fever host Minnesota
on Friday.
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