Aliyah Boston stuffs the stat sheet to help propel Fever over Mystics

Rookie Aliyah Boston had 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 87-66 on Tuesday night for their first home victory of the season.

The Fever trailed 45-41 early in the third quarter before scoring 18 of the next 20 points to take control at 59-47.

Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points and NaLyssa Smith, who scored a career-high 27 points on Sunday, had eight points for Indiana (3-6). Boston was 11 of 14 from the field to became the youngest player in WNBA history with a game of 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while shooting 75 per cent, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

Aliyah Boston in the paint &gt;<br><br>she's 10-13 from the floor so far in the 4th quarter. <a href="https://t.co/zAV21Yye0u">pic.twitter.com/zAV21Yye0u</a>

Mitchell moved into second place on Indiana's all-time scoring list, passing Katie Douglas (2,564). Tamika Catchings holds the record with 7,380 points.

Elena Delle Donne was the lone double-digit scorer for Washington (5-4) with 17 points. The Mystics were held to 22-of-66 shooting (33 per cent).