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Fever force Game 5, beating Lynx 75-69

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WNBA Finals Game 4
Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore, right, looked to the basket as the Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings defended in the second half of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals basketball series, in Indianapolis, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015.
Michael Conroy | AP

Shenise Johnson scored 15 points and Marissa Coleman added 14 to help the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 75-69 on Sunday night, forcing a decisive Game 5 in the WNBA Finals.

As they've done all playoffs, the Fever found a way to stave off elimination. Indiana is 5-0 in elimination games this postseason and 9-2 since the 2012 playoffs when it beat Minnesota for its lone title.

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Minnesota.

Trailing 38-36 early in the third quarter, Indiana took control with a 13-2 run. Johnson scored the final four points of the burst.

Indiana led 51-44 before Coleman scored five straight, including a 3-pointer that gave the Fever the biggest lead of the series for either team at 58-44.

That was the Fever's only basket in a nine-minute stretch. Indiana had just one basket in the final quarter allowing Minnesota to rally within four behind Maya Moore, but the Lynx could get no closer.