Clark fuels Fever through Storm, 89-78
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and had 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night.
It was Clark’s 11th game with at least 20 points and 10 assists — the most in WNBA history. Kelsey Mitchell and reserve Sophie Cunningham added 17 points each for Indiana (2-2), which won its first at home after two losses.
Indiana was without All-Star Aliyah Boston, who missed her first game in her four years as a pro. She had played in 275 consecutive games, including her four years at South Carolina. Boston left Indiana’s previous game with a lower right leg injury and is listed day to day.
Natisha Hiedeman scored 19 points to lead the Storm (1-3). Flau’jae Johnson added 14, reserve Zia Cook had 13 and Jade Melbourne 12.
The Fever had a 15-0 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 17 points before leading 32-19 after one quarter. The Storm cut the deficit to nine before Indiana took a 55-44 lead at the half.
Clark had 17 points at the break.
Despite holding Clark to two free throws in the third quarter — and those came with less than a second to go — the Storm were outscored 22-14 to trail 77-58.
The lead reached 20 in the fourth quarter as the Fever took advantage of Seattle’s lack of interior defense for a 50-30 advantage in points in the paint and held the Storm’s front court players to 17 points.
Up next
Storm: Head home for two games against Connecticut, the only team they have beaten, beginning Wednesday.
Fever: Faces Portland on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game homestand.




