Caitlin Clark dazzled with a career-high 35 issues and set the WNBA single-season rookie scoring report, main the Indiana Fever to an exhilarating 110-109 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon.
Clark, who set the single-season lend a hand report on Friday, broke Seimone Augustus’ rookie scoring mark of 744 issues set in 2006 with Minnesota.
Clark completed the feat with 2:54 to play within the 3rd, drilling a 3-pointer that knotted the sport at 78-all.
Kelsey Mitchell additionally excelled for the Fever (20-19), scoring 30 issues whilst Aliyah Boston added 15 within the group’s regular-season house finale. Boston made two loose throws with 1.1 seconds left to ice the sport.
With the rating tied at 86-all within the fourth, Clark drove to the ring two times and attached, nudging Indiana in entrance 90-86 with 6:35 last.
Clark then knocked down consecutive 3-pointers that stretched the Fever’s result in 96-88 on the 4:19 mark.
Indiana made 16 3-pointers in all, together with 3 within the ultimate two mins — two coming from Damiris Dantas — because it snapped a two-game dropping streak. Clark made six of her 14 makes an attempt from past the arc and dished out a game-high 8 assists.
Wings all-time main scorer Arike Ogunbowale just about rallied Dallas, hitting a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds to play that lower Indiana’s result in 108-106.
Ogunbowale scored 27 and become the quickest in WNBA historical past to 4,000 profession issues when she buried a 3-pointer with 5:30 to play within the 3rd. The historical shot tied the sport 70-all.
Satou Sabally added 27 issues, together with a last-second 3-pointer, and Natasha Howard completed with 26 for Dallas (9-30). Howard additionally pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds whilst Teaira McCowan chipped in 14 issues.
The Wings have misplaced 16 consecutive street video games and their final 8 video games general, together with two in opposition to the Fever this month.
Dallas made 4 of its 5 3-point makes an attempt and shot 68.4 p.c general from the sector because it led 34-26 on the finish of the primary quarter.
Clark and Mitch every scored 12 issues in the second one quarter as Indiana trimmed Dallas’ result in 59-57 on the part.
–Box Degree Media
