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Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces stats

VaselineSeptember 14, 2024

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The WNBA has a new single-season assist leader. Her name is Caitlin Clark.

Clark had nine assists in the Indiana Fever’s 78-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, breaking Alyssa Thomas’ single-season assist record (316).

The Fever rookie has 321 assists this year with two games remaining in the regular season.

Clark struggled on offense in the beginning and didn’t score in the first half. However, she got going in the second half and scored 18 points. She shot 7 of 18, including 2 of 8 from 3. She grabbed eight rebounds and one steal.

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Clark started the first half slowly (0-of-5 FG, 0-of-2 3PT, 0-of-2 FT), and early foul trouble didn’t help. Clark picked up three fouls in the first half. In one sequence — with 5:53 left in the first quarter — Clark missed two free throws, fouled the Aces’ Tiffany Hayes at the other end of the court and then received a technical foul after hitting the side of the upright in frustration. It was Clark’s sixth technical foul of the season. Clark’s next technical foul of the regular season earned her a one-game suspension.

To make matters worse, the Fever lost forward Aliyah Boston for a while. She returned to the locker room with 1:22 left in the first quarter after taking an elbow to the face. (Boston came back midway through the second quarter.)

The Fever scored 13 points in the first quarter, which tied their season low. Despite the shooting struggles, the Fever trailed the Aces by just eight points thanks to the efforts of Kelsey Mitchell. Mitchell single-handedly kept the Fever in the game with 19 first-half points. She was the only Fever player to score more than five points.

The second half belonged to Clark. She got on the board with a layup with 7:26 left in the third quarter. She began to find her rhythm, scoring 14 points in the third quarter to pull the Fever within three, 60-57, going into the fourth quarter having trailed by as many as 13 points in the third.

The Fever were still within three points, 75-72, with 23.3 seconds left in the game. Boston had a good chance at a 3, but the ball circled outside the rim.

Free throws were the difference in the game. The Fever converted just 11 of 20 free throws.

Mitchell finished with a team-high 20 points, while Boston added 14.

The Aces’ Chelsea Gray had a game-high 21 points, while Kelsey Plum added 18. A’ja Wilson recorded a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds.

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