INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 23 points and nine assists and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter Sunday to help the Indiana Fever to a 92-75 victory over the Seattle Storm.

With 232 assists this season, Clark broke the previous WNBA rookie record of 224 set by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft has scored at least 20 points in five of her last six games, averaging 23.7 points on 47% shooting from the field and 11.7 assists during that span.

Mitchell made 10 of 19 field goals and 5 of 8 three-pointers, while Hull made 8 of 10 and made six three-pointers on seven attempts, a career high. Aliyah Boston grabbed 15 rebounds and added nine points and eight assists, a career high for Indiana.

Jewell Loyd hit a jump shot that cut the Storm’s deficit to 61-60 with nine minutes left. Indiana’s Damiris Dantas hit a free throw about a minute later, Hull hit two three-pointers 35 seconds apart and Mitchell added another from behind the three-point line before Boston hit a short jump shot to cap a 14-5 run that made it 75-65 with 5:51 left.

Skylar Diggins-Smith responded with back-to-back baskets in the crease to make it a six-point game just 28 seconds later, but Hull again hit two consecutive threes – this time in a span of 31 seconds – to spark a 15-2 run. Clark followed with another three and then assisted on threes by Mitchell and Dantas, the latter of which gave the Fever a 90-71 lead with 2:24 left.

DREAM 82, SUN 70

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Tina Charles scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Jordin Canada scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half and Atlanta beat Connecticut for its second straight victory after a month-long break because of the Paris Olympics.

Atlanta had lost eight games in a row before the break, 15 of 18. The Dream won two games in a row for only the second time this season – against two of the top four teams in the WNBA standings. Atlanta defeated the Seattle Storm on Friday.

Rhyne Howard scored 13 points and Allisha Gray added 11 for the Dream. The duo, who are Atlanta’s leading scorers this season and are averaging a combined 31.9 points per game this season, shot just 5-of-21 (24%) from the field.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa hit a short jump shot that gave Connecticut a 68-63 lead with 4:51 left. Gray quickly answered with a three-point play, Canada followed with a driving layup and Charles added a jump shot that gave Atlanta the lead for good with less than three minutes left. Alyssa Thomas hit a layup that cut the Sun’s deficit to one point about a minute later, but the Dream closed the game on an 11-0 run.

Connecticut made just 1 of 7 field goals after Nelson-Ododa’s jump shot midway through the fourth quarter.

ACES 87, SPARKS 71

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds – her 17th game this season with over 20 points and over 10 rebounds, a WNBA record – to help Las Vegas beat Los Angeles.

Wilson broke her own single-season record of 20-10 through 16 games, set in 2023. The 6-foot-4 center has scored at least 20 points and grabbed more than 10 rebounds in eight consecutive games, which is also a WNBA record. The two-time WNBA MVP averaged 29.3 points, 14.4 rebounds and 3.6 blocks during that span while shooting 53% (85-of-161) from the field and 93.3% (56-of-60) from the free throw line.

Kelsey Plum made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Tiffany Hayes scored 11 and Jackie Young 10 for Las Vegas (17-9).

Rickea Jackson led Los Angeles (6-21) with 15 points. Dearica Hamby added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four steals and Kia Nurse scored 12 points – 10 of them in the first half.

Nurse hit a three-pointer for the Sparks to tie the game midway through the second quarter, but Wilson hit a short jump shot and Plum scored on a three-pointer before Hayes hit a three-pointer less than two minutes later to tie the score at 38-31 and give Las Vegas the lead for the rest of the game.

MERCURY 86, SKY 68

PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 12 of her 23 points in Phoenix’s highest-scoring first quarter of the season, Sophie Cunningham added a career-best 13 points and 10 rebounds – her first double-double in the WNBA – and the team led for nearly 38 minutes in its win over Chicago.

Brittney Griner added 18 points. Monique Billings, who signed a seven-day contract with Phoenix (15-13) earlier in the day, made 5 of 7 field goals and had 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes.

Taurasi hit a pull-up three-pointer from behind the hash mark on the fast break to make it 7-4, and the Mercury led the rest of the game. The six-time Olympic gold medalist hit three free throws to spark an 11-3 run that extended the lead to 22-11 when Griner made a short jump shot six minutes into the game. Taurasi closed the first quarter with a jump shot to make it 32-19.

Angel Reese scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for Chicago (11-16). The No. 7 overall pick has posted double-digit rebounds in 20 consecutive games. After just 27 games, she is the fastest player to record 20 double-doubles in league history, including each of the last four games. She also had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the WNBA All-Star Game.

Chennedy Carter contributed 16 points, six rebounds and six assists for Sky. Kamilla Cardoso and Isabelle Harrison each scored 12 points.

The Associated Press