Fever's Mitchell Breaks WNBA Single-Season Scoring Record — SkimNews
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- Kelsey Mitchell scored 33 points to eclipse A'ja Wilson's 2024 record of 1,021 points, finishing with 1,034 points through 41 games and three regular-season games still remaining.
- Mitchell extended her own WNBA record with a 25th consecutive 20-point game, shooting 12-for-17 from the field and 7-for-11 from three-point range.
- Mitchell was caught off-guard by the postgame confetti celebration in the locker room, initially believing the party was for coach Stephanie White hitting a milestone.
- Mitchell is averaging 25.2 points per game, trailing only Wilson (26.1) in the WNBA scoring race, though Wilson has missed three games this season.
- Caitlin Clark scored 28 points with a season-high 14 assists in her first game back from helping Team USA win gold at the FIBA Women's World Cup.
- Clark's stat line marked the 10th time this season she has posted 25-plus points and 10-plus assists — more such games than any other WNBA player has ever recorded over an entire career.
- The Indiana Fever improved to 27-14, tied with the Atlanta Dream, as Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Indiana all vie for home-court advantage in the opening round.
Why it matters: Mitchell surpassed the mark set by the league's biggest star with three games still on the schedule, meaning the final total will climb significantly higher. The Fever sit in a tight three-team tie at 27-14 in the playoff seeding race, so every remaining game carries double weight — both for Mitchell's individual record and the team's home-court path.
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