SPARKS TOP FEVER SPARKS 82, INDIANA 73.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. INDIANAPOLIS - Mwadi Mabika Mwadi Mabika (born July 27, 1976 in Kinshasa, Zaire (present Democratic Republic of the Congo)) is a Congolese basketball player and an All-Star in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She studied biology and chemistry at the Massamba School in Kinshasa. scored eight of her 19 points during a 10-0 run in the second half as the Sparks beat the Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Fever are based in Indiana's capital and largest city, Indianapolis. Their first season of play in the league was in 2000. 82-73 on Wednesday night. Lisa Leslie Monica Maxwell scored 29 points for Indiana (3-9). The Fever continued to shoot poorly (22 of 61, or 36 percent) as they lost their fifth straight. The Sparks shot 44 percent (29-of-66). The Sparks held Indiana without a field goal for six minutes late in the first half and went on a 15-5 run to boost their lead to 40-29 just before intermission. The Sparks led 40-32 at the break. |
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