Mitchell Sets WNBA Season Scoring Record at 1,034 Points — SkimNews
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- Kelsey Mitchell set the WNBA single-season scoring record with 1,034 points this season, surpassing the 1,021 points A'ja Wilson scored for the Las Vegas Aces in 2024, and was caught off guard by a confetti-filled locker room celebration she initially thought was for coach Stephanie White.
- Mitchell extended her own WNBA record by scoring at least 20 points for the 25th consecutive game, finishing 12-for-17 from the field and 7-for-11 from three-point range in the Fever's 103-85 road win over the Toronto Tempo.
- Caitlin Clark recorded 28 points and a season-high 14 assists in her first game back from helping the U.S. win gold at the FIBA World Cup, marking 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 accumulated in their entire career.
- Mitchell entered the game averaging 25 points per game; only Wilson (26.1) is averaging more this season, a fact teammate Clark said is 'probably not talked about enough.'
- Indiana improved to 27-14 with three games remaining in the regular season, tied with the Atlanta Dream, while Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Indiana are all jockeying for home-court advantage in the opening-round playoff series.
- Clark identified home-court advantage as the Fever's priority heading into the postseason, calling it 'really important, especially in that three-game series.'
Why it matters: Mitchell's record-breaking season places her statistically above Wilson — the only player averaging more — yet, as Clark noted, her dominance has flown under the radar while the Fever remain locked in a three-way tie with Las Vegas and Atlanta for playoff seeding with just three games left.
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