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Minnesota 67, Indiana 65

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Nadine Malcolm scored 25 points and Stephanie McCarty followed a steal with a game-winning jump shot in the final seconds as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 67-65 Saturday night.

Olympia Scott-Richardson had a double-double. She shot 9-for-14 from the line and finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana (2-5).

Katie Smith scored 22 points for Minnesota (1-4), which lost its fourth straight game. Betty Lennox added 15 points and eight rebounds.

Indiana (2-5) took its first lead, 58-57, on a steal and layup by McCarty with 3:44 left.

Smith hit two free throws to give Minnesota a 63-60 lead, but Malcolm countered with a three-point play to tie the score at 63 with 1:19 remaining.

Scott-Richardson hit a pair of free throws to give Indiana a 65-63 lead with 43.4 seconds left. Smith tied the game at 65 with 26.5 remaining.

McCarty had a jumper blocked by Shanele Stires. Smith picked up the loose ball, but McCarty made a steal and scored in the final seconds.

Smith's desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the front of the rim.

Stires, who missed the first four games of the season with a lower back strain, had nine points in the first half and helped the Lynx to a 36-29 halftime lead.
 

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