May 23, 2004

Washington 68, Indiana 67

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chamique Holdsclaw put back a missed shot with 10.7 seconds remaining, leading the Washington Mystics to a 68-67 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday night.

With no timeouts remaining, the Fever hurried the ball up the court, but Deanna Jackson missed a driving shot, and Kristen Rasmussen missed a 15-footer as time expired.

Holdsclaw had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Mystics.

Tamika Catchings scored the Fever's last nine points and finished with 15. Jackson had her first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Rasmussen and Natalie Williams added 10 points each.

Alana Beard, a rookie out of Duke, and Stacey Dales-Schuman each scored 11 for the Mystics.

Jackson scored seven points and Catchings added four as the Fever scored 13 straight points and rallied to take a 32-31 lead at the break.

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