Caitlin Clark helps push Fever over .500, snapping record streak

Caitlin Clark recorded the game’s highest scoring of 28 points, accompanied by 12 assists, which helped assist the Fever outdo the Wings and push Indiana over .500 at the beginning of the five-season run.

Sep 1, 2024, 07:40 PM ET

ARLINGTON, Texas — Caitlin Clark recorded 28 points and 12 assists in a win of 100-93 over the Dallas Wings on Sunday. The victory lifted to the Indiana Fever over .500 for the first time in five years.

The Fever who improved their record to 17-16 after the victory and played a WNBA record-setting 189 consecutive games without a winning record according to Elias Sports Bureau. Elias Sports Bureau.

Indiana was winning despite a record-setting 9-3 by Arike Ogunbowale who was 9-for-16 from long range, beating her previous record of seven 3s scoring 34.

The All-Star Game MVP missed two attempts to hit a record-breaking 10-th 3-pointer. One occurred with the Wings in a deficit of six points at the end of the minutes.

Ogunbowale, who established the record for career highs with eight rebound. He also beat the record of 3s set in this league, established by Kelsey Mitchell (2019) and Seattle’s Jewell Loyd (2023 ).

“I salute people like Arike because off the court, we’re really great friends,” Guards from the Fever Mitchell spoke to reporters. “We often workout and train together during the off-season. I didn’t expect any other approach from someone like the one I am. “

Mitchell scored 36 points and made a 3 that provided The Fever the lead of four points in only 1:58 remaining. Clark and Mitchell scored five 3s in a row with a combined score of 10 out of 18. Mitchell scored 36 points. Fever recorded 50 per cent from long distance, and 53 percent overall.

“When you have two guards that are both making plays, it puts the other team in the tough position of what to take away, who to put on who,” Clark declared. “We’re definitely shooting effectively. We’re playing each other effectively. We’re searching for each other and are going downhill as well. I believe it’s an excellent mix of everything. “

Clark finished off an all-time high of 31 points during a victory in a match against Rookie of the Year participant Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky.

Clark was able to set the WNBA record for assistance by helping 19 times in her first visit to Texas in the game before the Olympic break. The game that ended with 101-93 Indiana loss when the Fever were on the fringe of the race for playoffs.

At the moment, Indiana is solidly in the playoff race. The Wings (9-23) remain determined to rebound from a shaky start that was due to a variety of injury-related injuries. Dallas has been crowned champions in its inaugural playoff series this season and is only two games away from being a final playoff contender with only eight games remaining.

The Fever are 6-1 since the Olympic break, winning three of their wins coming on their travels. They will play six home games in a row, beginning Wednesday, when they play the last-place Los Angeles Sparks in the lead-up to the season’s last game in Washington.

“They’ve laid it out in the open. We’re constantly talking about emptying our tanks,” Indiana coach Christie Sides stated. “The confidence they’re displaying is amazing. I’m very proud of the games played on the road. The road games aren’t easy. We’re constantly talking about the momentum and keep your feet on the gas. “

After getting her eighth 3-pointer of the game in the third quarter Ogunbowale was penalized for her actions for not giving Mitchell an opportunity to score on the 3-pointer.

The Wings played a match and ended up losing the game and led to Ogunbowale being given a technically penalty. They Fever scored five points in the game, and reduced their deficit to 67-64 following the fact that Dallas had seized the largest advantage of 64-55 two minutes earlier.

Mitchell scored two free-throws following her crucial three in the final seconds, as the team Fever put up eight in succession to take a lead of 99-91 with just 39 seconds left.

Satou Sabally was 25-point scoring and Natasha Howard had 18 points and nine assists for the Wings. NaLyssa Smith scored 14 points and eight rebounding for Indiana.

Associated Press contributed to this report.