Caitlin Clark scores 32 but Fever fall 104-102 in overtime

Caitlin Clark scored 32 points on Friday night, but the Indiana Fever lost 104-102 in overtime to the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Washington rookie Sonia Citron scored 30 points, and Kiki Iriafen added 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Mystics moved to 2-1. Clark forced overtime with a game-tying 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in regulation, according to the WNBA and the Fever. Indiana fell to 1-2 despite 17 fourth-quarter points from Clark. ### How did the game get to overtime? Indiana trailed by two points in the final seconds of regulation before Clark hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 89-89 with 3.1 seconds remaining, according to the Fever’s game recap and USA Today’s live report. The shot capped a fourth quarter in which Clark made five 3-pointers, a franchise record for a single fourth quarter, the Fever said. (wnba.com) The Fever had opened with a 28-21 first quarter, but Washington outscored Indiana 20-9 in the second and carried the game into a tight finish. The Mystics then scored 15 points in overtime to Indiana’s 13 to close out the two-point win, according to the official WNBA game summary and USA Today’s scoring summary. ### Who delivered the deciding production for Washington? (fever.wnba.com) Sonia Citron finished with 30 points for Washington, the highest total on the Mystics, and Iriafen posted 25 points with 13 rebounds, according to the official WNBA recap. The AP report carried on WNBA.com said Citron and Iriafen led the Mystics past Indiana after Clark’s late shot forced the extra period. (sportsdata.usatoday.com) Washington got enough offense across the extra session to withstand Clark’s late surge. The official box and recap listed the Mystics as 104-102 winners after overtime, giving Washington its second win in three games this season. ### What did Clark’s night look like beyond the final shot? Clark’s 32 points were the second-highest total in the WNBA on May 15, behind only A’ja Wilson’s 45, according to WNBA nightly leaders. (wnba.com) The Fever said Clark’s 32-point game was her sixth career 30-point game, which ranks sixth in franchise history. Friday’s performance included 17 points in the fourth quarter alone, when Clark nearly pulled Indiana through after the Fever entered the final period trailing. (wnba.com) The Fever’s official recap highlighted both the game-tying 3-pointer and Clark’s fourth-quarter scoring burst as the center of Indiana’s comeback attempt. ### How does this fit into Indiana’s start? (stats.wnba.com) Indiana is 1-2 after losses to Dallas and Washington and a win over Las Vegas, according to the Fever schedule page and ESPN’s season schedule. Friday’s game was listed as an ION broadcast and marked the Fever’s second home game of the regular season. Washington is 2-1 after the overtime win, according to the official game summary carried by USA Today. (fever.wnba.com) The result left the Mystics ahead of Indiana in the early Eastern Conference standings shown on the same game page. ### What comes next for both teams? Indiana’s next game is scheduled for Sunday, May 17, against the Seattle Storm at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, according to the Fever’s official schedule page. (fever.wnba.com) Washington’s next scheduled game is also Sunday, May 17, against the New York Liberty, according to ESPN’s WNBA schedule. Sunday’s Indiana-Seattle game is listed for 3:00 p.m. PDT on the Fever site, while ESPN’s schedule lists Washington-New York on the same date as the Mystics continue their opening stretch of the 2026 season. (sportsdata.usatoday.com) (fever.wnba.com)