Indiana Fever vs. Seattle Storm highlights: Caitlin Clark points in win – USA Today

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever concluded a three-game West Coast trip with a 94-86 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, June 24.
The victory ended a two-game losing streak for the Fever, who were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, June 22, and the expansion Golden State Valkyries on Thursday, June 19.
While the Fever blew double-digit leads in their previous two West Coast defeats, they were able to hold onto a lead that grew to as much as 19 points in the fourth quarter. Still, Seattle did manage to crawl back into the game late, but had a comeback attempt thwarted.
Caitlin Clark was largely ineffective in the victory, scoring six points on 3-for-13 shooting. Aliyah Boston scored a game-high 31 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 26 points, shooting 5-for-7 from 3-point range. Lexie Hull (15) and Damiris Dantas (10) also scored double-digit points for Indiana.
The Fever (7-7) return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, June 26.
USA TODAY Sports provided updates and highlights from the Fever vs. Storm game:
Indiana built a 17-point lead by outscoring Seattle 30-19 in the third quarter.
Amazingly, the Fever dominated without getting much point production from Caitlin Clark, who scored two points in the quarter. Kelsey Mitchell (23 points) and Aliyah Boston (22) have been the driving force in Indiana’s surge toward what could be an impressive victory. Lexi Hull (10 points) and Damiris Dantas (10) give the Fever four double-digit scorers.
For Seattle, Skylar Diggins is leading the way with 15 points.
Caitlin Clark might be struggling, but her teammates are picking up the slack as the Fever took a six-point lead into intermission at Climate Pledge Arena.
Kelsey Mitchell has a game-high 15 points, while Aliyah Boston has 14. Damiris Dantas has added 10 points off the bench.
Nneka Ogwumike has 10 points to head the Storm, while Gabby Williams has added 9.
Clark, meanwhile, is 1-for-8 on field goal attempts and 0-for-4 from beyond the 3-point arch, going scoreless in the second quarter.
Coming off back-to-back road losses, the Fever are taking aim at victory as they wrap up a West Coast swing.
Indiana leads by three after one quarter of play, but Caitlin Clark hasn’t done much. The second-year WNBA player has just two points on 1-of-5 shooting (0-for-2 on 3-point attempts).
Aliyah Boston and Damiris Dantas lead Indiana in scoring through one quarter with 8 points apiece. Kelsey Mitchell has 7.
For Seattle, Nneka Ogwumike leads her team with 6 points, while Gabby Williams has 5.
The Indiana Fever and Seattle Storm will meet at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local)) on Tuesday, June 24, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
SEATTLE — DeWanna Bonner is unlikely to return to the Indiana Fever, a league source confirmed to IndyStar on Tuesday afternoon.
Front Office Sports was the first to report the news. Bonner has been away from the team for personal reasons since June 11 and has not played in four straight games for Indiana, and is expected to miss her fifth game in a row against Seattle on Tuesday night. — Chloe Peterson, Indianapolis Star
One of Caitlin Clark’s new signature basketballs has a nod to Indiana Fever teammate Aliyah Boston.
The Aspire ball in Clark’s new line from Wilson appears to be a white basketball. When it’s put in the sunlight, however, several of Clark’s favorite phrases emerge. One of those is, “You’re going to be amazing because you are amazing.” That’s what Clark tells Boston before every game as they’re sitting on the bench. — Nancy Armour
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