Lynx fend off Fever

Lynx fend off Fever

Published Jun. 22, 2014 9:49 p.m. ET

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Maya Moore scored 11 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter on Sunday to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an 83-77 victory over the Indiana Fever.

Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen each scored 16 for the Lynx (11-4).

Karima Christmas scored 18 points to lead Indiana (6-6). Shavonte Zellous and Briann January added 16 points each.

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Zellous hit two 3s and Christmas added another during a 12-0 run that gave Indiana a 41-35 lead at the break.

The Lynx regained the lead late in the third quarter on a turnaround jumper by Moore, and went ahead for good at 69-67 on a pair of free throws by Whalen.

Minnesota used a 10-0 run to take a 29-18 lead midway through the second quarter. The Fever responded with a four-point play by January and a 3-pointer by Maggie Lucas to pull with four.

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