Transcript: Indiana Fever 96, Minnesota Lynx 77. Fever hold off Lynx in second half to secure 19-point win. Caitlin Clark led everyone with 27 points.
The story
The Fever came to play from the opening tip, racing out to a 31-16 lead in the 1st quarter with back-to-back 8-0 runs. Minnesota stayed close early, but Indiana pushed the margin to 57-34 by halftime. The Lynx made their stand in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Fever 30-14 with an 11-0 run to cut it to 7 by the end of the quarter. But Indiana answered in the 4th, going on an 8-0 run to close it out. Clark orchestrated the offense with 9 assists while putting up 27 points. Mitchell added 20, and Boston chipped in 17. The Fever weathered Minnesota's surge and finished strong at home, 96-77.
2Clark controlled the tempo all night, setting up her teammates while scoring 27 of her own. Her 9 assists led the team through every quarter, keeping the Fever's offense clicking even when Minnesota mounted its 3rd-quarter charge.
The stat line
The stat line
| Indiana Fever | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caitlin Clark | 27 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Kelsey Mitchell | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliyah Boston | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makayla Timpson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Monique Billings | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lexie Hull | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Raven Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyasha Harris | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota Lynx | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Bibby | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liatu King | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aari McDonald | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Napheesa Collier | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Antonia Delaere | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maya Caldwell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Natasha Howard | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorka Juhasz | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nia Brodie | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Williams | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kayla McBride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |