INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points with eight assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 30 points and the duo combined to hit 12 of Indiana’s 16 3-pointers to help the Fever beat the Dallas Wings 110-109 on Sunday.
Clark, whose 329 assists are a single-season WNBA record, has a rookie-record 761 points this season, breaking the mark set by Seimone Augustus (744) in 2006.
Indiana (20-19), which was coming off back-to-back losses to the two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, clinched the No. 6 seed in the playoffs, which begin next Sunday.
Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points during the Fever’s win against the Wings on Sept. 15.Getty Images
Caitlin Clark celebrates after hitting a shot during the Fever’s win against the Wings on Sept. 15.AP
Indiana tied its franchise record for single-game scoring and tied its season high for made 3s. The Fever made 38 of 76 from the field, shot 47% from 3-point range and hit 18 of 21 (86%) from the free-throw line.
Clark made a driving layup, stole a pass on the other end and then came off a screen by Temi Fagbenle and made another layup to give the Fever a 90-86 lead with 6:35 to play.
Teaira McCowan scored inside to cut the deficit to two, but Clark made back-to-back 3s and, after a transition take foul, hit a free throw to make it 97-88 with four minutes left.
Arike Ogunbowale made a contested runner in the lane and then a layup to spark an 8-0 spurt that pulled the Wings within a point with 2:27 remaining.
Mitchell hit a 3-pointer off an inbounds pass from Clark and, after Satou Sabally scored in the paint, Damiris Dantas hit 3s 25 seconds apart to give Indiana a 106-98 lead with a minute to go.
Clark and Aliyah Boston each made 2 of 2 from the free-throw line to hold off the Wings, who got 3-pointers from Ogunbowale and Sabally in the final 2.1 seconds.
Dallas (9-30) has lost eight games in a row.
Ogunbowale and Sabally scored 27 points apiece for the Wings and Natasha Howard added 26 points and 10 rebounds.
Caitlin Clark set the WNBA scoring record during the Fever’s win on Sept. 15.NBAE via Getty Images
Caitlin Clark and the Fever clinched the No. 6 seed in the playoffs and will face the Sun in the opening round.NBAE via Getty Images
Boston scored 15 points for Indiana.
The Fever have split their previous two meetings this season with Dallas. Each team scored at least 100 points to win on its home court.
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