“You have to be tough.” Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark on Fever’s win against Phoenix
Caitlin Clark had 29 points and 10 assists and Kelsey Mitchell added 28 points in the Fever’s 98-89 win over Phoenix on Friday night.
The Indiana Fever earned their fourth win in their last five games by defeating the Seattle Storm 92-75 on Sunday.
Lexie Hull scored a career-high 22 points on 6 of 7 three-point shots, adding to the power of Kelsey Mitchell (27 points, 5 three-point shots) and Caitlin Clark (23). Aliyah Boston contributed 9 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Fever miss their first six three-point attempts, but make 15 of 31.
Indiana (13-15) is holding off Seattle’s season-long victory and has won four of its last five games – all against teams that were ahead of the team in the WNBA standings – to match the number of wins it had last season.
Jewell Loyd scores 26 points for Seattle, Skylar Diggins-Smith adds 15 and Nneka Ogwumike 14 with 9 rebounds and 4 steals.
How many points did Caitlin Clark score today?
Caitlin Clark scored 23 points with 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Clark has scored at least 20 points in five of her last six games. Clark made 3 of 10 three-point shots.
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Fever 81, Storm 69
Two more 3-pointers, 6 of 7 in the game, and Lexie Hull has a career-high 22 points. Timeout, Seattle.
Fever 75, storm 65
Once again, the two women’s show is on: Kelsey Mitchell has 24 points (4 3-pointers) and Caitlin Clark 20 (7 assists). Lexie Hull (4 of 5 3-pointers) has her season high with 16. Time out, Seattle.
Fever 59, Storm 58
Kelsey Mitchell has 21 points, Caitlin Clark 16 with 5 assists and Aliyah Boston 7 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.
Jewell Loyd has 16 points and Nneka Ogwumike 14 for Seattle.
Clark picks up her fifth technical foul of the season. If she gets seven, she will miss a game due to suspension.
Fever 45, Storm 43
Caitlin Clark’s first 3-pointer of the game puts the Fever ahead 43-37. She also scores Kelsey Mitchell’s 226th assist of the season.
Indiana gains ground in the final minutes: Kelsey Mitchell scores 11 points, Lexie Hull 10 and Caitlin Clark 8 points.
Nneka Ogwumike has 12 points and Jewell Loyd 7 for Seattle.
Storm 29, Fever 28
Caitlin Clark storms up the court and makes a layup. Timeout, Seattle. Lexie Hull contributes 7 points to the offense.
Storm 23, Fever 19
Indiana shot 33.3% from the field and committed 7 turnovers. Kelsey Mitchell made the Fever’s first 3-pointer in the 6th minute.
Sami Whitcomb hits a three-pointer, the Storm’s fourth, to give them a 21-14 lead. The Storm are the league’s worst three-point shooting team, but in games where they shoot at least 30 percent, they are 13-0.
Storm 17, Fever 13
Fever has a field goal percentage of 33.3% (0 of 6 3-pointers) and 4 turnovers. Storm has a field goal percentage of 36.8% (3 of 5 3-pointers) and 4 turnovers.
Caitlin Clark makes a layup against Lexie Hull and the Fever take a 13-11 lead. Timeout, Seattle.
Aliyah Boston hits Kelsey Mitchell for a layup.
Storm 9, Fever 5
Indiana made just 1 of 6 field shots and 0 of 3 three-pointers. Four Seattle players scored.
Starting lineups for Fever vs. Storm
Fever: Katie Lou Samuelson, Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark, NaLyssa Smith, Aliyah Boston.
Storm: Skylar Diggins-Smith, Jordan Horston, Ezi Magbegor, Nneka Ogwumike, Lewell Loyd.
Caitlin Clark, Peyton Manning fan
When do the Indiana Fever play today?
3:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, August 18, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Resistance: The fever has subsided in games like this before, but not this time.
What channel is Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm on?
TV: ABC
Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
Indiana Fever Injury Report
Temi Fagbenle (thumb) is still out.
Caitlin Clark’s stats with the Indiana Fever
Averages until August 16 (27 games): 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 32.9% 3-point shooting, 89.2% free throw percentage.
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Indiana Fever Schedule
This is the 2024 Indiana Fever schedule with TV information; all times are ET; ^-Preseason.
| Date, day | Location, Opponent | Time, TV/Results |
| May 14, Tues. | in Connecticut | L, 92-71 |
| 16 May, Thurs. | against New York | L, 102-66 |
| May 18, Sat. | in New York | L, 91-80 |
| May 20, Mon. | against Connecticut | L, 88-84 |
| May 22, Wed. | Seattle | L, 85-83 |
| 24 May, Fri. | in Los Angeles | W, 78-73 |
| May 25, Sat. | in Las Vegas | L, 99-80 |
| May 28, Tues. | against Los Angeles | L, 88-82 |
| May 30, Thurs. | against Seattle | L, 103-88 |
| June 1, Sat. | against Chicago* | W, 71-70 |
| June 2nd, Sun. | in New York* | L, 104-68 |
| 7 June, Fri. | in Washington* | W, 85-83 |
| June 10, Mon. | in Connecticut* | L, 89-72 |
| 13 June, Thurs. | against Atlanta* | W, 91-84 |
| 16 June, Sun. | against Chicago | W, 91-83 |
| June 19, Wed. | against Washington | W, 88-81 |
| 21 June, Fri. | in Atlanta | W, 91-79 |
| 23 June, Sun. | Chicago | L, 88-87 |
| 27 June, Thu | Seattle | L, 89-77 |
| June 30, Sun. | at Phoenix | W, 88-82 |
| July 2, Tues. | in Las Vegas | L, 88-69 |
| July 6, Sat. | against New York | W, 83-78 |
| July 10, Wed. | against Washington | L, 89-84 |
| July 12, Fri. | against Phoenix | W, 95-86 |
| July 14, Sun. | in Minnesota | W, 81-74 |
| July 17, Wed. | in Dallas | L, 101-93 |
| 16 Aug, Fri. | against Phoenix | W, 98-89 |
| 18 Aug., Sun. | against Seattle | 3:30 p.m., ABC |
| 24 Aug, Sat. | in Minnesota | 8pm, NBA TV |
| 26 Aug, Mon. | in Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
| Aug 28, Wed | against Connecticut | 7pm, NBA TV |
| 30 Aug, Fri | Chicago | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| 1 Sept., Sun. | in Dallas | 4:00 p.m., NBA TV |
| Sept. 4, Wed. | against Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
| 6 Sept., Fri. | against Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| 8 Sept., Sun. | against Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
| 11 Sept., Wed. | against Las Vegas | 7pm, NBA TV |
| 13 Sept., Fri. | against Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Sun. 15, Sun. | against Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
| 19 Sept., Thurs. | in Washington | 7pm, Prime, WTHR |
