Mitchell, Clark set WNBA duo record in Fever win
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- Kelsey Mitchell scored 16 points in the first quarter and finished with 29, shooting 11-for-16 overall, 4-for-6 from three-point range and 3-for-3 at the line before sitting out the fourth.
- Caitlin Clark added 24 points and teamed with Mitchell for 20-plus points in the same game a WNBA-record 16 times this season, surpassing the 15 times Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter did it for Phoenix in 2008.
- Mitchell scored at least 20 points for a 20th consecutive game, tying Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson for the longest streak in WNBA history; Mitchell ranks second in scoring at 24.2 points per game behind Wilson’s 26.1.
- Stephanie White said all indications were that Mitchell was overheated after she scored eight points in under a minute late in the third quarter and left for the locker room, adding that she was unaware of any link to Mitchell’s hospitalization for leg cramps last October.
- Indiana Fever earned their fifth straight victory and 10th in 12 games, while recording a 16th 100-point game — five more than any other team in a season in WNBA history.
- Toronto Tempo lost their 11th straight game despite Marina Mabrey’s 22 points and Brittney Sykes’ 15 in her return from a two-month absence caused by a left plantar fascia injury.
- Sophie Cunningham drew a mixed Toronto crowd, with fans mixing cheers and boos when she entered and cheering a banner supporting transgender rights shown on the arena video screen during a timeout.
Why it matters: Indiana earned a fifth straight win behind Mitchell’s 20-game scoring streak and 29 points, but her exit after a late scoring burst leaves a health caveat alongside the record; White attributed it to overheating and said she knew of no link to last October’s hospitalization for leg cramps.
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