Clark-Bueckers clash lives up to hype in Fever win — SkimNews
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- Caitlin Clark scored 29 points and recorded her seventh career game of at least 25 points and 10 assists in a single season — surpassing any player in WNBA history for one season, with 13 such games total (a career record).
- Paige Bueckers matched Clark with 29 points plus six assists and six rebounds, scoring or assisting on 50% of Dallas's points, while Clark accounted for 51% of Indiana's points.
- The Fever outscored the Wings 35-21 in the fourth quarter after Dallas allowed 63 second-half points, a collapse Wings coach Jose Fernandez called "inexcusable."
- Kelsey Mitchell extended her streak to 18 consecutive games with at least 20 points — the longest single-season streak in WNBA history — while Tyasha Harris went 5-for-5 from three for 15 bench points and Aliyah Boston added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
- Clark and Bueckers will share a backcourt at next month's FIBA World Cup in Berlin, making their long-anticipated debuts together for the U.S. senior national team at a major international event.
- Indiana improved to 22-12 and fourth place after winning 10 of its past 13 games, while Dallas fell to 20-15 and eighth place with just three wins in its last 10 — playing without Jessica Shepard (ankle) and Azzi Fudd (knee).
Why it matters: Clark's seventh 25-point/10-assist game this season surpasses every player's career total in that category — a single-season benchmark unmatched in WNBA history, achieved just before she and Bueckers debut together for Team USA in Berlin. Dallas has lost four straight without Fudd and dropped to eighth place with three wins in its past 10, tightening the race for playoff seeding.
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