Caitlin Clark scores 32 May 15

Caitlin Clark scored 32 points on May 15, but the Indiana Fever lost 104-102 in overtime to the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Clark forced overtime with a game-tying 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in regulation, according to the Fever’s official recap. Sonia Citron scored 30 points for Washington, and the Mystics closed the extra period at the foul line to hand Indiana its second loss in three games. ### How did Clark get Indiana back into the game? Clark scored 17 points in the fourth quarter and set a Fever single-quarter record with five 3-pointers in that period, the team said. Indiana used a 12-0 run over 2:33 in the fourth to erase a deficit after Washington had led 67-58 entering the final quarter. The Fever had opened well. Indiana led 28-21 after the first quarter, hitting six 3-pointers from five different players, before Washington flipped the game in the second by outscoring the Fever 20-9 and taking a 41-37 halftime lead, according to the team recap. (fever.wnba.com) ### What decided the overtime finish? Lexie Hull cut the deficit to one point with a 3-pointer with 5.3 seconds left in overtime, but Sonia Citron made free throws to secure the win, the Fever said. (fever.wnba.com) Washington finished with a 104-102 victory after a game that swung repeatedly over the final minutes. Citron shot 10-for-14 from the field and 9-for-10 from the free-throw line, according to the box score compiled by Her Hoop Stats. (fever.wnba.com) Kiki Iriafen added 25 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, while Shakira Austin scored 19 points and had nine rebounds. ### What did Clark’s full stat line look like? Clark finished with 32 points, eight assists and four rebounds in 37:27, according to the box score. (fever.wnba.com) She shot 10-for-28 from the field, 7-for-17 from 3-point range and 5-for-5 at the free-throw line. Kelsey Mitchell added 24 points for Indiana, and Monique Billings had 10 points and nine rebounds. (herhoopstats.com) Aliyah Boston scored nine points, and Hull added nine off the bench in 25:32. ### Where does this fit in Clark’s early-season run? Friday’s game was Clark’s sixth career 30-point game, the Fever said in their postgame notes. (herhoopstats.com) The team also said she recorded her 476th career assist by the end of the night after passing Katie Douglas for fifth on the franchise assists list earlier in the game. Clark had already reached another milestone in Indiana’s season opener on May 9. (herhoopstats.com) In that game against Dallas, she became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 points, 250 rebounds and 250 assists, according to reports published after the opener. ### What is Indiana’s record, and who comes next? Indiana fell to 1-2 with the overtime loss, while Washington improved to 2-1, according to the game box score and team schedule pages. (fever.wnba.com) The Fever’s official schedule lists their next game for May 17 against Seattle, and the Mystics’ schedule lists a May 18 road game against Dallas. (msn.com) The WNBA team pages list Indiana’s May 17 home game against the Storm as the next stop in the Fever’s opening stretch. Washington’s next appearance is scheduled for May 18 at the Wings before the teams meet again on June 8 in Washington, according to the Mystics schedule page. (fever.wnba.com) (herhoopstats.com)