Match report: Record games from Clark and Hull lead Fever to victory against Seattle

INDIANAPOLIS – A fourth-quarter rally by the Indiana Fever (13-15) secured a 92-75 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Fever guards Caitlin Clark, Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell all finished with 20-plus points, led by Mitchell’s game-high 27 points.

Clark scored 23 points, her fifth 20-point game in her last six games, including three made 3-pointers, and became the franchise’s best rookie this season with 78 made 3-pointers. Clark also dished out nine assists in the win, making her the all-time leading rookie with 232 assists, surpassing Ticha Penicheiro’s previous record of 224. Clark also added five rebounds, two blocks and a steal. Hull came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points with six made 3-pointers, including 4 of 4 in the final quarter.

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Mitchell led Indiana in scoring with 27 points (10 of 19 shooting and 5 of 8 three-pointers). Mitchell also had three assists, three steals, two rebounds and a block. Sunday’s game was Mitchell’s second consecutive 20-point game and fourth 20-point game in the last five games. Fever center Aliyah Boston grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds and had two assists and one point shy of a triple-double in the win.

As a team, Indiana has scored at least 90 points in four of their last five games.

After a defensive struggle in the first quarter, Seattle started the second quarter up 14-6, but a three-point field goal by Hull and a layup by Clark in the final period sparked Indiana’s own 14-6 run and the Fever outscored the Storm 22-17 to lead 35-34 at halftime. The Fever and Storm each scored 24 points in the third quarter, but a 17-6 run by the Fever in the final quarter secured the win. Indiana outscored Seattle 33-17 in the fourth quarter, and 12 of Hull’s 22 points came in the final quarter alone. The Fever outscored the Storm in bench points (30-7), paint points (32-30), fast break points (13-9) and rebound points (43-32) over Seattle.

For Seattle (17-10), Storm guards Jewell Loyd and Skylar Diggins-Smith were the top scorers with 26 and 15 points respectively. The two guards combined for nine assists and eight rebounds in the loss. Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike followed with 14 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three assists. Center Ezi Magbegor finished with nine points, seven rebounds and five blocks, the highest of the game.

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The Fever return to the court Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at the Minnesota Lynx. Saturday’s game will be broadcast on Bally Sports Indiana and NBA TV.