Clark’s 27 Points and 15 Assists Keep Fever Alive Against Defending Champion Aces

Caitlin Clark gave Indiana another game. Her 27 points and 15 assists, backed by 26 points from Kelsey Mitchell and 22 from Aliyah Boston, carried the Fever to a 99–89 victory over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday, September 29. Their first-round series is tied 1–1, with the deciding game Thursday in Las Vegas.

Indiana had to climb out of an 11-point hole. The Aces led 29–18 early in the second quarter before the Fever won the period 30–17 and took a 48–43 lead into halftime. Clark already had 14 points and 11 assists, the first points-assists double-double in a single half in WNBA playoff history.