Rookie Caitlin Clark amassed 24 issues, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her 2d profession triple-double, lifting the Indiana Fever to a 93-86 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
Clark sank 4 3-pointers and added 3 steals on an afternoon during which she used to be named the WNBA Japanese Convention Participant of the Month for August and the league’s rookie of the month.
Aliyah Boston recorded 24 issues and 14 rebounds and Kelsey Mitchell added 18 issues for the Fever (18-16), who shot 49.3 % from the ground to increase their successful streak to a season-high 5 video games.
6th-place Indiana, which has gained 10 of its previous 11 house video games, moved a complete sport forward of the idle Phoenix Mercury within the standings.
Odyssey Sims scored 20 issues and Rae Burrell and Dearica Hamby added 16 apiece for the Sparks (7-26), who’ve misplaced 5 in a row at the street and fell to 2-15 clear of house at the season.
Sims’ basket within the paint trimmed Indiana’s result in 84-81 with 3:17 left within the fourth. She then spoke back 3 unfastened throws by way of Indiana with a three-point play with 1:51 closing.
Lexie Hull, then again, reeled in an offensive rebound and sank two unfastened throws with 55.6 seconds left for the Fever. Boston added a using layup to place the sport out of achieve.
Burrell sank a 3-pointer to drag Los Angeles inside one at 69-68 early within the fourth quarter sooner than Indiana ignited a 7-0 run. Boston sandwiched layups round Clark’s 3-pointer.
Sims’ using layup gave Los Angeles a 55-53 lead early within the 3rd quarter sooner than Indiana spoke back with a flourish. Mitchell made a layup sooner than Clark tired a 3-pointer and stole a cross sooner than completing with an uncontested layup to offer the Fever a five-point merit.
Clark spoke back Kia Nurse’s 3-pointer with considered one of her personal to push Indiana’s result in 69-64 with 1:22 closing within the 3rd quarter.
Los Angeles took good thing about 11 turnovers by way of Indiana to grasp a 48-47 lead at halftime. The Fever remained sizzling at the Sparks’ heels by way of claiming a 22-13 edge in rebounds.
–Box Stage Media
