The Indiana Fever nearly pulled off a comeback, but ultimately fell short of the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night, 78-74.
Caitlin Clark was scoreless at one point in the third quarter, but she caught fire and scored 14 points in that period alone. She finished with 18 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell led the team with 20 points.
Indiana fell to 19-19 this season. Here is Chloe Peterson’s quick story from the game. We’ll have more coverage soon.
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Record breaker: Caitlin Clark of Indiana Fever breaks Alyssa Thomas’ WNBA record for assists in a season
Final: Las Vegas Aces outlast Indiana Fever
The Fever had a chance to tie things up but Aliyah Boston missed a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left. Chelsea Gray made both free throw attempts to extend the lead to 5. Temi Fagbenle made a layup with 4 seconds left. But Gray went back to the free throw line and made 1 of 2 attempts.
Caitlin Clark finished with 18 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell led the way with 20 points.
Aces 78, Fever 74
0:23.1 left 4Q: Indiana Fever have chance to tie things up
Aliyah Boston made a jumper at 2:25 to pull Indiana within 2 points. A’ja Wilson, the two-time MVP who is a heavy favorite to win her third award this season, went to the free throw line at 2:05 and made both attempts.
Caitlin Clark made a layup at 1:48 to cut Las Vegas’ lead to 72-70. Indiana got the ball back and Clark tried for a 3 but couldn’t find the bottom of the net. Kelsey Plum made a huge 3 with 56 seconds left. Damiris Dantas answered with a basket at 0:42.2. She’s up to 9 points.
Aces 75, Fever 72
Caitlin Clark takes it all the way and gets us within two under the two-minute mark in the fourth ‼️ pic.twitter.com/v6JoEQjX1M
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 14, 2024
2:57 left 4Q: Indiana Fever trail Las Vegas Aces late in fourth quarter
The Fever haven’t made a field goal since the 9:41 mark. Free throw shooting has also been a problem tonight. Indiana is 9 for 18 (50%).
Aces 69, Fever 64
5:43 left 4Q: Indiana Fever within 5 points of Las Vegas Aces
Damiris Dantas tied it at 60-60 with a 3-pointer at 9:41. Chelsea Gray made a layup at 8:26 to give Las Vegas the lead again. Kelsey Plum hit a 3 at 7:33 to extend the lead to 65-60.
Aces 65, Fever 60
