Game recap: Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark fall to Minnesota Lynx
The Indiana Fever can never fully recover from a rough first quarter and fall 90-80 in their first road game since the Olympic break. They play at Atlanta on Monday.
Caitlin Clark scores 23 points and Kelsey Mitchell 21. Aliyah Boston scores 10 with 15 rebounds. The Fever bench adds 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Napheesa Collier has 31 points, while Kayla McBride has 19 (4-of-9 3-pointers). Bridget Carleton has 16.
Minnesota assists on 27 of 33 baskets on the way to its sixth straight victory.
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How many points did Caitlin Clark score?
Clark scores 23 points on 8-of-18 shooting (3-of-8 on 3-pointers), 8 assists and 5 rebounds. She also has 7 turnovers.
The process: Lin Dunn had 3-year plan to fix Fever. Her faith in a first-time head coach is paying off.
'Pace and passing': Lynx coach reveals Caitlin Clark's biggest assets for Indiana Fever
3:02 left 4Q: Lynx appear to be in control
Lynx 86, Fever 74
Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride make a statement to put Minnesota ahead by double figures.
Kayla McBride is serving up 3s for dinner 🗣️
19 PTS and counting, she's in the ZONE!
📱 IND-MIN | Unlocked on the WNBA App, courtesy of @CarMax pic.twitter.com/6lXIrSFkUs— WNBA (@WNBA) August 25, 2024
5:15 left 4Q: Lynx regain their poise
Lynx 79, Fever 71
Kayla McBride's 3-pointer prompts an Indiana timeout after Indiana had cut its deficit to 3. Lexie Hull has all 7 of her points in this quarter.
Lexie Hull for three 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9WniGGcboT
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
6:37 left 4Q: Fever narrow their deficit
Lynx 72, Fever 67
Indiana turns up the defense, and Minnesota has 4 turnovers in the period, 9 total.
Kelsey Mitchell finds a wide-open Temi Fagbenle for 2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/kYepYFRknP
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
End 3Q: Fever have work to do
Lynx 67, Fever 60
Caitlin Clark has 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 turnovers. Kelsey Mitchell has 18 points. Aliyah Boston has 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Caitlin Clark lets the stepback three fly from the top of the arc 🏹 pic.twitter.com/OMaHnpq5E8
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
The Fever have 13 turnovers while forcing just 5. Indiana owns a 34-16 rebounding edge.
2:07 left 3Q: Lynx maintain their edge
Lynx 63, Fever 54
The Lynx's pressure defense is bothering the Fever, prompting turnovers and offensive fouls.
Minnesota runs its lead to 12 points midway through the quarter before Indiana's NaLyssa Smith scores her first basket of the game.
NaLyssa Smith with the and-1 🗣 pic.twitter.com/ZeioBvJMtQ
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
7:45 left 3Q: Lynx extend their lead
Lynx 54, Fever 46
Minnesota has a 9-2 run. Timeout, Indiana.
Halftime: Lynx 45, Fever 44
Indiana shoots better and is more aggressive to cut what had been a 13-point deficit to 1.
Caitlin Clark has 15 points and Kelsey Mitchell 13, and the Fever are up to 48.7% from the field. Indiana has 8 turnovers to Minnesota's 3. The Fever have a 22-10 rebounding edge, led by Aliyah Boston's 7 (with 6 points).
Napheesa Collier has 17 points for the Lynx, while Bridget Carleton and Natisha Hiedeman have 10 each.
Caitlin Clark sinks the three-pointer from distance 🎯 pic.twitter.com/nRJv93dwlQ
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
3:35 left 2Q: Fever get closer to Lynx
Lynx 41, Fever 36
Kelsey Mitchell has 13 points, and Caitlin Clark has 9 points on 3-of-10 shooting with 5 assists and 3 rebounds. Indiana bench players have 10.
Caitlin Clark finding her rhythm in the 2Q 🔥
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Napheesa Collier has 17 for Minnesota.
5:43 left 2Q: Fever cut into deficit
Lynx 36, Fever 29
Kelsey Mitchell gets Indiana's first 3-pointer, one play after hitting a long 2, and she is up to 13 points.
Kelsey Mitchell (13 PTS) slices through the lane 😤
Finishes at the rim with FINESSE
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Caitlin Clark put her defender on skates with this nasty crossover 😳 pic.twitter.com/g78tipfVXi
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
End 1Q: Fever are sluggish offensively
Lynx 29, Fever 16
The Lynx are shooting 52.6% from the field (50 on 3-pointers), and the Fever are 35.0% (0 on 3s). Caitlin Clark has 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Bridget Carleton and Napheesa Collier have 10 points each. Minnesota has 10 assists on 10 baskets and 0 turnovers.
SHOOTER. 👌 pic.twitter.com/ASe6j5oqq2
— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) August 25, 2024
3:25 left 1Q: Napheesa Collier is rolling early
Lynx 18, Fever 12
Minnesota is 3-of-8 on 3-pointers, Indiana 0-of-6.
Napheesa Collier has 10 points for Minnesota; Kelsey Mitchell has 6 and Aliyah Boston 4 for Indiana.
10 PTS in UNDER 5mins of play?! 🤯
Napheesa Collier is picking up where she left off on her career-high performance last night!
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Aliyah Boston with the board and the putback to get us started 💪 pic.twitter.com/vWfr1SP4F7
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 25, 2024
Fever vs. Lynx starting lineups
Fever: Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Katie Lou Samuelson, NaLyssa Smith, Aliyah Boston. Temi Fagbenle is available.
Lynx: Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride, Alanna Smith, Courtney Smith, Bridget Carleton.
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on Caitlin Clark
Cheryl Reeve on CC pregame: “I know the sexier part is the logo 3, but pace and passing is what makes her exceptional.”
On CC and Maya Moore, whose jersey is being retired tonight, both being in the building: “I wish one was playing for us — either one.” pic.twitter.com/xj672YuVAb— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) August 24, 2024
“She was the person for me growing up.”
Caitlin Clark talks about the impact Maya Moore had on her growing up in Iowa. pic.twitter.com/Wdo15UgGiL— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 24, 2024
When do the Indiana Fever play today?
8 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at Target Center in Minneapolis.
What channel are the Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx on?
TV: Bally Sports Indiana, NBA TV
Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
Fever injury report vs. Lynx
Temi Fagbenle (thumb), who has been out since early July, is listed as probable.
Caitlin Clark stats with the Indiana Fever
Averages through August 18 (28 games): 17.8 points, 8.3 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 32.8% 3-point shooting, 89.3% free throw shooting.
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Tickets to see Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
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2024 Indiana Fever schedule
This is the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV info; all times are ET
Date, day | place, opponent | Time, TV/results |
May 14, Tues. | at Connecticut | |
May 16, Thurs. | vs. New York | |
May 18, Sat. | at New York | |
May 20, Mon. | vs. Connecticut | |
May 22, Wed. | at Seattle | |
May 24, Fri. | at Los Angeles | |
May 25, Sat. | at Las Vegas | |
May 28, Tues. | vs. Los Angeles | |
May 30, Thurs. | vs. Seattle | |
June 1, Sat. | vs. Chicago* | |
June 2, Sun. | at New York* | |
June 7, Fri. | at Washington* | |
June 10, Mon. | at Connecticut* | |
June 13, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta* | |
June 16, Sun. | vs. Chicago | |
June 19, Wed. | vs. Washington | |
June 21, Fri. | at Atlanta | |
June 23, Sun. | at Chicago | |
June 27, Thurs. | at Seattle | |
June 30, Sun. | at Phoenix | |
July 2, Tues. | at Las Vegas | |
July 6, Sat. | vs. New York | |
July 10, Wed. | vs. Washington | |
July 12, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | |
July 14, Sun. | at Minnesota | |
July 17, Wed. | at Dallas | |
Aug. 16, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | |
Aug. 18, Sun. | vs. Seattle | |
Aug. 24, Sat. | at Minnesota | 8 p.m., NBA TV |
Aug. 26, Mon. | at Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
Aug. 28, Wed. | vs. Connecticut | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
Aug. 30, Fri. | at Chicago | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 1, Sun. | at Dallas | 4 p.m., NBA TV |
Sept. 4, Wed. | vs. Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
Sept. 6, Fri. | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 8, Sun. | vs. Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
Sept. 11, Wed. | vs. Las Vegas | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
Sept. 13, Fri. | vs. Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sun. 15, Sun. | vs. Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
Sept. 19, Thurs. | at Washington | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
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