Top Mystics vs. Fever players to watch - 5/28/2025
Top Mystics vs. Fever players to watch - 5/28/2025
Brittney Sykes' Washington Mystics (2-3) and the Indiana Fever (2-2) square off at CFG Bank Arena on Wednesday, May 28, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Mystics have a -2 scoring differential, putting up 78.4 points per game (eighth in the league) and allowing 78.8 (fifth in the WNBA).
The Fever were outscored by 2.7 points per game last season (scoring 85.0 points per game to rank third in the league while giving up 87.7 per contest to rank 11th in the WNBA) and had a -107 scoring differential overall.
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How to watch Mystics vs. Fever
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
7:30 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: NBA TV, WTHR-13, and MNMT
NBA TV, WTHR-13, and MNMT Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
Fubo Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland Venue: CFG Bank Arena
Mystics' last game
In Washington's last game, it lost to Phoenix 68-62. The Mystics were led by Sonia Citron, who finished with 14 points and four assists, and Kiki Iriafen, with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Sonia Citron: 14 PTS | 1 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
Kiki Iriafen: 11 PTS | 13 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
Brittney Sykes: 10 PTS | 5 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Fever's last game
Indiana enters this matchup having lost to New York in its last game 90-88. It was led by Aliyah Boston (27 PTS, 13 REB, 63.2 FG%) and Caitlin Clark (18 PTS, 10 AST, 33.3 FG%, 2-11 from 3PT).
Aliyah Boston: 27 PTS | 13 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
Caitlin Clark: 18 PTS | 5 REB |10 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
Lexie Hull: 15 PTS | 2 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
Mystics players to watch
Sykes puts up 22.3 points and 5.0 assists per contest -- both team highs. She is also putting up 3.8 rebounds, shooting 35.4% from the floor and 29.4% from downtown with 1.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
Iriafen puts up a team-leading 11.2 rebounds per game. They is also posting 13.8 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 51.0% from the floor.
Citron is posting 15.4 points, 2.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Jade Melbourne is putting up 10.8 points, 2.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Stefanie Dolson is posting 4.6 points, 3.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per contest.
Fever players to watch (2024 stats)
Clark scored 19.2 points and distributed 8.4 assists per game last season.
Boston averaged 8.9 boards per game in addition to her 14.0 PPG average.
Clark made 3.1 threes per game a season ago.
Clark and Boston were defensive standouts last season, with Clark averaging 1.3 steals per game and Boston collecting 1.2 blocks per contest.
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