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Fowles, Lynx pull out tense Game 2, even Finals 1-1
JON KRAWCZYNSKI chance points after losing Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) passes through Indiana Fever guard Shavonte Zellous
AP Basketball Writer that category 22-12 in the (1) and Tamika Catchings (24) in the second half of Game 2 of the WNBA basketball finals, Tues-
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Min- opener. day, Oct. 6, 2015, in Minneapolis.
nesota beat Indiana 77-
71 on Tuesday to level the With Fowles’ size too much Associated Press
best-of-five WNBA Finals se- for Indiana to handle down
ries at 1-1, led by 21 points low, the Lynx played with the third quarter and gave fourth quarter to push Indi- and 4 with the chance to
and nine rebounds from a desperation that was fit-
Sylvia Fowles. ting after they got bullied in the Lynx a 63-59 lead. ana back. close out the series without
Fowles made 10 of 13 shots the opener. The Fever took
and Maya Moore added Game 1 of the series in 2012 Moore scored eight of Min- Despite the loss, the Fever having to come back to
19 points and eight boards to lay the groundwork for nesota’s 14 points in the return home for Games 3 Minnesota.q
for the Lynx, who are look- the run to the franchise’s
ing for their third champi- first championship, and
onship in five years. the Lynx knew a 2-0 deficit
would be incredibly difficult
Briann January scored 17 to overcome.
points and Tamika Catch-
ings had 11 points, nine re- They trailed by eight points
bounds and five assists for in the third quarter, but
the Fever, who nearly won when Catchings had to go
their second straight game to the bench with her fifth
on the road to open this foul, they pounced.
rematch of the 2012 series Just 2 for 7 in the first 25 min-
won by Indiana. utes of the game, Moore
Game 3 is Friday in India- scored six points in under
napolis. two minutes, assisted on
Seimone Augustus scored two more buckets and
11 points on 5-for-14 shoot- grabbed a key rebound off
ing and the Lynx outscored of a missed free throw to
the Fever 21-8 on second- spark a 17-5 run that closed
