Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever upsets Taurasi's Mercury.
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 15 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 88-82 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.
Clark was one rebound shy of a triple-double, yet finished just 4 of 14 from the field and 2 of 10 from 3-point range. But she made a pair of free throws with 19.9 seconds to play to put the Fever up three. Indiana had trailed by as many as 15 in the first half.
Kelsey Mitchell’s basket with 35 seconds left gave Indiana the lead for good. She made two free throws with 12.9 seconds to seal it. Mitchell scored 16 points, all in the second half.
Aliyah Boston had 17 points and eight rebounds and NaLyssa Smith added 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Fever, who closed out June 7-4 after going 1-8 in May. Temi Fagbenle had 10 points for Indiana.
“When the challenges came, we stepped up and we attacked them head-on. I couldn’t be more proud of my entire team,” Fever coach Christie Sides said.
Clark played all but 33 seconds in the game despite not feeling well, Sides said.
Brittney Griner scored 24 points, Diana Taurasi had 19 and Natasha Cloud added 15 for Phoenix.