AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Olympia Scott-Richardson scored 11 of
her 15 points in the second half and Rita Williams hit four free
throws in the final minutes as the Indiana Fever beat the Detroit
Shock 74-70 Saturday night.
|  | | Indiana's Nadine Malcolm (42) and Detroit's Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (44) fight for a rebound during the first half. |
Indiana beat Detroit for the second time in less than 24 hours.
Friday night, Scott-Richardson, who was traded by the Shock to
Indiana, had a double-double in the Fever's 77-56 victory.
Williams added 14 points in a reserve role for Indiana. Kelly
Schumacher had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Claudia Maria das Neves scored 16 points for the Shock.
Dominique Canty added 13 points.
Detroit missed nine of its first 10 shots and Indiana charged to
a 14-2 lead.
The Shock rallied and closed to 29-27 by halftime.
Farris scored eight points in the first 3:29 of the second half
as Detroit pulled to 45-40.
Canty converted a three-point play to tie the score at 47 with
12:26 left.
Das Neves hit a pair of 3-pointers to give Detroit a 55-51 lead.
A layup by Farris gave Detroit a 67-66 lead, but Jurgita
Steimikyte countered with a basket, and Boyd committed a turnover
with 1:13 left.
Stephanie McCarty hit a driving layup to give the Fever a 70-67
lead and Williams converted four free throws to seal the victory. Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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