Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie assists record as Indiana Fever beat Seattle Storm

INDIANAPOLIS — — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 factors, Caitlin Clark added 23 factors and 9 assists, and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 factors within the fourth quarter Sunday to assist the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm 92-75.

With 232 assists to this point this season, Clark broke the earlier WNBA rookie report of 224 by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998. The No. 1 general decide within the 2024 draft has scored not less than 20 factors in 5 of her final six video games. She is averaging 23.7 factors on 47% capturing from the sphere, and 11.7 assists over that span.

Mitchell hit 10 of 19 from the sphere and 5 of 8 from 3-point vary, whereas Hull was 8-of-10 capturing and hit a career-best six 3s on seven makes an attempt. Aliyah Boston grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with 9 factors and a career-high eight assists for Indiana.

Jewell Loyd hit a jumper that reduce the Storm’s deficit to 61-60 with 9 minutes to play. Indiana’s Damiris Dantas made a free throw a couple of minute later, Hull hit a pair of 3-pointers 35 seconds aside, and Mitchell added one other from behind the arc earlier than Boston hit a brief jumper to cap a 14-5 spurt that made it 75-65 with 5:51 to go.

Skylar Diggins-Smith answered with consecutive buckets within the lane to make it a six-point recreation simply 28 seconds later however Hull once more hit back-to-back 3s — this time in a 31-second span — to spark a 15-2 run. Clark adopted with one other 3-pointer after which assisted on 3s by Mitchell and Dantas, the latter of which gave the Fever a 90-71 lead with 2:24 remaining.

Loyd led Seattle (17-10) with 26 factors, Diggins-Smith scored 15 and Nneka Ogwumike added 14 factors, 9 rebounds and 4 steals. The trio mixed to make simply 20 of 54 from the sphere because the Storm shot simply 38.9% (28 of 72) general.

Indiana (13-15), which has matched its win whole from the 2023 marketing campaign with 12 video games remaining within the common season, has gained back-to-back video games popping out of the monthlong break for the Paris Olympics. The Fever have gained 4 of 5 general and 10-5 after successful simply three of 11 video games to open the season.

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