Caitlin Clark scores 24, Kelsey Mitchell adds 22 and the Fever beat the Mercury 86-77

Caitlin Clark recorded 24 points and nine assists while Kelsey Mitchell added 22 points as the Indiana Fever overcame a 13-point first-quarter deficit to defeat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night. Indiana scored just six points in the first quarter — tied for their fewest in any quarter since 2018 — before exploding for 35 points in the second quarter to tie the game 41-41 at halftime, with Clark contributing 15 of those points. The Fever then outscored Phoenix 30-11 in a dominant stretch to secure the victory.