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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark jerseys, shirts, sweatshirts and hats from Fanatics can be found here.

Tickets to see Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever

Tickets for Fever games are available here.

2024 Indiana Fever schedule

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