Myisha Hines-Allen Ejected After Shoving Alyssa Thomas as Fever-Mercury Boils Over

The Fever and Mercury turned Gainbridge Fieldhouse into a tempest on Monday night. And by the fourth quarter, it wasn’t just the scoreboard that had everyone on edge.

Indiana grabbed an 86-77 win despite a sluggish start. But the final box score barely tells the story. Emotions went from simmer to full boil in the fourth, and the league office is probably bracing for some postgame paperwork.

Tempers Flare in the Fourth

It started when Myisha Hines-Allen and Alyssa Thomas got into it. Both picked up technicals. Then Caitlin Clark drew a whistle for jawing at DeWanna Bonner while fighting for position. Sophie Cunningham and Bonner went at it next — another double-technical situation.

Then came the moment that sealed Hines-Allen’s night. Less than 10 seconds after the previous scuffle, she shoved Thomas. That earned her a second technical and an automatic ejection.

Thomas didn’t retaliate. She just walked away. Smart move, honestly. One more shove and she’d have been walking to the locker room too.

Hines-Allen finished with three points, one rebound, and one assist in 14 minutes off the bench. Thomas put up 19 points, five rebounds, nine assists, a steal and a block. She kept her cool and kept playing.

What the Win Means

The Fever moved to 10-7 with the win, including 7-3 at home. They’ve been grinding through a tough stretch and this one felt different. It wasn’t pretty but they survived a mental test against a team that desperately needed a win.

The Mercury dropped to 5-13. That’s five losses in their last six games. They’re running out of runway to turn things around.

The league will likely review the tape. Multiple technicals, a shove, a crowd that was fully locked in. Don’t be surprised if fines or suspensions follow. Especially with Hines-Allen pushing someone after already having one technical. That’s almost a guaranteed second look from the league office.

More details should come later this week. But for now, the Fever can smile about the win and the Mercury have bigger problems than one fourth-quarter shoving match.