Napheesa Collier scored 32 points to go with eight rebounds and Kayla McBride added 21 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever 90-83 in Minneapolis on Wednesday to stretch their winning streak to four games.

Lindsay Allen chipped in 16 points for the Lynx (8-9), who moved within a game of .500 after starting the season with six consecutive losses.

Minnesota shot 46.6 percent from the field compared to 47.1 percent for the Fever, who lost their fifth straight contest to fall to 5-12.

NaLyssa Smith notched a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana, while Aliyah Boston contributed a team-high 22 points to go with nine boards.

Indiana remained close for much of the night, never trailing by double digits until the final 4:01. Containing Collier simply proved to be too difficult. She finished 11-for-23 from the floor while scoring at least 25 points for the fifth time in the past eight games.

Allen had six assists for the Lynx. Erica Wheeler had seven for the Fever.

Indiana capitalized on a frenetic pace to start the game, grabbing a 12-10 lead out of the gate, a spurt keyed by six points from Boston.

Minnesota gained momentum after that, though, scoring 16 of the game’s next 23 points to take a 26-19 advantage at the end of one quarter.

Collier had 16 points at the break while McBride added 10, helping the Lynx to a 47-42 halftime advantage behind 55.2 percent shooting from the floor. Indiana shot just 41.7 percent but stayed close thanks to Boston’s 16 points.

The Fever were plus-four on the glass in the first 20 minutes.

Minnesota led by as many as nine in the third quarter before claiming the double-digit advantage in the final minutes of the fourth.

Veteran center Amanda Zahui B., acquired Tuesday from Washington in a trade for Queen Egbo, was not with the Fever Wednesday.

Minnesota evened the season series with Indiana at one win apiece. The Fever are set to host the Lynx on Aug. 10 and Sept. 10.

–Field Level Media