The Indiana Fever are 6-1 since the Olympic break and 17-16 overall.
Indiana was led by Kelsey Mitchell’s 36 points and Caitlin Clark‘s 28 points and 12 assists. Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale had 34 points but missed her final three shots as the Fever pulled away in the final minutes.
Kelsey Mitchell hits a 3-pointer to push the Fever lead to 4 points then adds two free throws.
Damiris Dantas has given the Fever a fourth-quarter boost as she now has 7 points, tying the game twice, including at 89-89. Kelsey Mitchell has 28 points, Clark has 27 points and 12 assists and Dallas is shooting just 41.8%.
Caitlin Clark hit Aliyah Boston for a layup and foul, then Damiris Dantas for a 3-pointer to tie the game, 78-78, with 7:03 to play.
Satou Sabally stepped up in the third quarter to provide some support for Arike Ogunbowale with a total of 19 points, while Ogunbowale has 31.
The backcourt of Kelsey Mitchell (25 points, 3-of-5 on 3s) and Caitlin Clark (21 points, 7 assists) keep the Fever within striking distance.
Temi Fagbenle scored off an offensive rebound of a Clark 3-point miss as the buzzer sounded, cutting Indiana’s deficit to four points. Dallas led by as many as 12 points in the quarter.
Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale scores 24 first-half points, including 6 3-pointers, for the lead. The Fever continue to be led by Kelsey Mitchell with 15 points and Caitlin Clark has picked it up with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and no turnovers.
Caitlin Clark scored her 595th point this season, breaking Tamika Catchings’ rookie record for the franchise.
Indiana Fever take the lead with 8:26 to play in the first half with Kelsey Mitchell scoring 5 quick points in the quarter.
Arike Ogunbowale is 5-of-7 on 3-pointers in the first quarter for Dallas, scoring 15 of its 23 points. Kelsey Mitchell leads the Fever with 8 points, Nalyssa Smith has 6 and Caitlin Clark 5 on 2-of-6 shooting with just one assist.
4 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
TV: NBA TV
Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
The Fever are sixth in the 12-team league and are tied with the Phoenix Mercury at 16-16. Eight teams make the WNBA playoffs.
Averages through Aug. 30 (32 games): 18.4 points, 8.3 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 33.7% 3-point shooting, 90.1% free throw shooting.
Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark jerseys, shirts, sweatshirts and hats from Fanatics can be found here.
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| Date, day | place, opponent | Time, TV/results |
| May 14, Tues. | at Connecticut | L, 92-71 |
| May 16, Thurs. | vs. New York | L, 102-66 |
| May 18, Sat. | at New York | L, 91-80 |
| May 20, Mon. | vs. Connecticut | L, 88-84 |
| May 22, Wed. | at Seattle | L, 85-83 |
| May 24, Fri. | at Los Angeles | W, 78-73 |
| May 25, Sat. | at Las Vegas | L, 99-80 |
| May 28, Tues. | vs. Los Angeles | L, 88-82 |
| May 30, Thurs. | vs. Seattle | L, 103-88 |
| June 1, Sat. | vs. Chicago* | W, 71-70 |
| June 2, Sun. | at New York* | L, 104-68 |
| June 7, Fri. | at Washington* | W, 85-83 |
| June 10, Mon. | at Connecticut* | L, 89-72 |
| June 13, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta* | W, 91-84 |
| June 16, Sun. | vs. Chicago | W, 91-83 |
| June 19, Wed. | vs. Washington | W, 88-81 |
| June 21, Fri. | at Atlanta | W, 91-79 |
| June 23, Sun. | at Chicago | L, 88-87 |
| June 27, Thurs. | at Seattle | L, 89-77 |
| June 30, Sun. | at Phoenix | W, 88-82 |
| July 2, Tues. | at Las Vegas | L, 88-69 |
| July 6, Sat. | vs. New York | W, 83-78 |
| July 10, Wed. | vs. Washington | L, 89-84 |
| July 12, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | W, 95-86 |
| July 14, Sun. | at Minnesota | W, 81-74 |
| July 17, Wed. | at Dallas | L, 101-93 |
| Aug. 16, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | W, 98-89 |
| Aug. 18, Sun. | vs. Seattle | W, 92-75 |
| Aug. 24, Sat. | at Minnesota | L, 90-80 |
| Aug. 26, Mon. | at Atlanta | W, 84-79 |
| Aug. 28, Wed. | vs. Connecticut | W, 84-80 |
| Aug. 30, Fri. | at Chicago | W, 100-81 |
| Sept. 1, Sun. | at Dallas | 4 p.m., NBA TV |
| Sept. 4, Wed. | vs. Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
| Sept. 6, Fri. | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Sept. 8, Sun. | vs. Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
| Sept. 11, Wed. | vs. Las Vegas | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| Sept. 13, Fri. | vs. Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| Sun. 15, Sun. | vs. Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
| Sept. 19, Thurs. | at Washington | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
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