OT loss ends Mystics' season; Fever advances to face Shock

The Washington Mystics were eliminated from the WNBA playoffs on Saturday night with an 81-74 overtime loss to the host Indiana Fever in Game 2 of the best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinals. Crystal Langhorne (Maryland) scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half. Lindsey Harding and Alana Beard scored 10 each for Washington, but Beard shot a 10-foot airball from the left side as the fourth quarter expired. "Indiana got some very easy baskets in the paint in the fourth quarter, and that helped them to gain the momentum," Washington's Monique Currie said. "Indiana is a veteran team, and they were able to capitalize on our mistakes." The Fever will play the Shock in the Eastern finals starting Wednesday in Detroit.