ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark set a WNBA record for the most assists recorded in a game with 19 assists in a 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings at College Park Center on Wednesday. Clark also set a Fever franchise record for the most assists recorded by a player in a regular season passing Erica Wheeler’s mark of 201 set last season.
For the third consecutive game, Fever center Aliyah Boston, Clark, forward NaLyssa Smith and guard Kelsey Mitchell all scored in double figures. Boston led Indiana as she posted a career-high 28 points on 11-of-14 field goal shooting and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. Boston also tallied eight rebounds, four blocks and three assists, passing Natalie Achonwa for eighth place on the Fever all-time blocks list with 90 blocked shots. On top of Clark’s 19 assists, she added 24 points and six rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season.
Smith recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Mitchell tallied 13 points as well with two rebounds. Mitchell’s one made 3-point field goal put her past Leilani Mitchell for 18th place on the WNBA all-time made 3-point field goals list with 509. Fever guard Lexie Hull and forward Damiris Dantas came off the bench to add six points each.
Late in the third quarter, Indiana went on a 19-8 run to secure a 70-69 lead and ultimately outscored the Wings, 24-18, in the third quarter. The Fever also outscored the Wings in paint points, 62-50, and outrebounded Dallas, 35-29.
Six Wings players scored in double figures on Wednesday evening, as guards Arike Ogunbowale and Odyssey Sims both tallied 24 points. Ogunbowale pulled down seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals in the win, while Sims tallied nine assists and three rebounds. Forward Natasha Howard followed with 17 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals, and reserve center Kalani Brown contributed 13 points and three rebounds off the bench.
The Wings reached 29 points in the fourth quarter and went on an 8-0 run to end the contest. Dallas handed out a season-high 28 assists and outscored Indiana in bench points, 15-12, and fastbreak points, 22-14.
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Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell will participate in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET from Footprint Center in Phoenix. This year’s All-Star Game will be broadcast on ABC.