Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson had contrasting games, with the Las Vegas Aces star continuing to be a double-double metronome in their 86-75 win over the Indiana Fever at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday (Sep. 11).

Wilson’s 27 points saw her make history by breaking the WNBA scoring record. The forward now has 956 points on the season and is well on track to become the first player in league history to hit 1,000 points in a year.

Clark, on the other hand, had a quiet game as the Aces’ defense rose to the fore and kept her in check with their physical defense. Speaking to the media postgame, the rookie who has had a stellar campaign so far, discussed making adjustments to her game to get ahead of physicality in defense.

“The offensive fouls are definitely surprising at times. I do feel like I get held and get quite a bit of contact throughout the game… it is what it is… I can use my quickness a little bit better.”

Clark ended her evening with 16 points, three rebounds, and six assists. She shot just 6-22, including 1-10 from 3 — one of her worst shooting performances this season.

The Fever were led by Kelsey Mitchell’s 24 points but the rest of the Indiana offense seemed to have not been ready against the 2x defending champions. Wilson led the Aces with a DD2 (27 points and 12 rebounds). Chelsea Gray and Tiffany Hayes had 11 and 12 points each, while Alysha Clark had 14 points.

Caitlin Clark visibly miffed when called for an offensive foul during the game
Caitlin Clark made no efforts to hide her emotions and was a picture of fury when she was whistled for an offense foul call late in the game against the Las Vegas Aces. The call also pulled away the momentum the Indiana Fever had gained as they looked to rally back in the fourth quarter.

NaLyssa Smith reduced the deficit to six points. After Aces forward Alysha Clark missed a jumper, Fever’s Temi Fagbenle grabbed the rebound and pushed the ball up to Clark.

The Fever rookie barrelled to the time against Aces guard Chelsea Gray and tried to draw a foul. but she was called for an offensive foul instead. Her teammates eventually had to calm her down before things resulted in a tech for the rookie.

The sequence and the resulting decision had Caitlin Clark fans up in arms on social media. But the decision was what it was.