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Fever win third straight, beat Dream 79-68

ATLANTA (AP) - Teaira McCowan had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 79-68 on Sunday.

The Fever (4-16) won their third in a row after 12 straight losses.

Tiffany Mitchell added 14 points, Danielle Robinson scored 12, Kelsey Mitchell 11 and Jessica Breland 10.

Indiana pulled away with 14 straight points for a 77-61 lead on Robinson's basket with 3:53 left. Crystal Bradford stopped the run with 1 of 2 free throws and Aari McDonald's 3-pointer with 2:08 left was the first of the game by the Dream (6-13). Atlanta finished 1 of 13 from 3-point range.

Odyssey Sims had 20 points and Bradford added 14 for Atlanta, which opened the game on a 12-2 run.

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Indiana Fever guard Kysre Gondrezick, right, drives by Atlanta Dream guard Aari McDonald, left, in first half of a WNBA basketball game.Sunday, July 11, 2021, in College Park, Ga. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.) The Associated Press
Atlanta Dream head coach Mike Petersen, right, and forward Cheyenne Parker (32) look on from courtside in the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in College Park, Ga. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.) The Associated Press
Indiana Fever head coach Marianne Stanley gestures from courtside during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Atlanta Dream, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in College Park, Ga. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.) The Associated Press
Atlanta Dream Elizabeth Williams, right, out jumps Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, left, in first-half of a WNBA game Sunday, July 11, 2021, in College Park, Ga. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.) The Associated Press
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