Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 30
Caitlin Clark Posts 27-15 Double-Double, Fouls Out in Fever's 99-89 Playoff Win
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 30

Caitlin Clark Posts 27-15 Double-Double, Fouls Out in Fever's 99-89 Playoff Win

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 30

Summary

  • 27 points and 15 assists from Caitlin Clark carried Indiana to a 99-89 Game 2 win over Las Vegas, even after she fouled out with 2:45 left.
  • 14 points and 11 assists by halftime made Clark the first player in WNBA postseason history to record a points-assists double-double in one half.
  • A second-quarter technical foul followed an offensive foul on Mai Yamamoto, but Indiana responded with a 28-14 run after trailing 29-20 and led 48-43 at the break.
  • The victory kept the Fever alive after a 102-85 Game 1 loss in which A'ja Wilson's 38 points and 16 rebounds put the defending champions ahead 1-0.
  • Indiana's response sends the best-of-three first-round series to a deciding Game 3 after coach Stephanie White had cited Las Vegas' playoff experience.

Insights

How did Indiana turn an 11-point deficit into a 99-89 playoff win, and can that formula work again on the road?
Was this Caitlin Clark’s playoff breakthrough, or did Aliyah Boston and Indiana’s paint dominance tell the bigger story?