Caitlin Clark scores 24 as Fever win

Caitlin Clark scored 24 points and handed out nine assists on May 13 as the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 87-78 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Kelsey Mitchell added 23 points, and Indiana moved to 1-1 with its first win of the 2026 WNBA season. The Fever led 24-20 after one quarter and 48-34 at halftime, then carried a double-digit margin through most of the second half. The result came four days after Indiana opened its season with a loss to Dallas. ### How did Indiana take control of the game? Indiana opened the night with Clark scoring seven of the team’s first nine points, according to the Fever’s game recap. Mitchell followed with six early points of her own as the Fever built a four-point lead by the end of the first quarter. The second quarter gave Indiana its separation. (fever.wnba.com) The Fever outscored Los Angeles 24-14 in the period and took a 14-point lead into halftime, the team recap said. Indiana then pushed the margin to 68-52 after the third quarter with seven different players scoring in the period. ### What did Clark and Mitchell produce? (fever.wnba.com) Clark finished with 24 points and nine assists, while Mitchell scored 23 points, according to the Associated Press. The two guards accounted for 47 of Indiana’s 87 points and were the only Fever players to top 20. Mitchell’s scoring total also added to a longer career milestone list. (fever.wnba.com) The Fever said her performance was the 112th 20-point game of her WNBA career, leaving her one shy of Tina Thompson for 20th on the league’s all-time list. ### Which other milestones came during the win? Aliyah Boston recorded two assists on May 13 and reached 383 for her career, passing Tiffany Mitchell for eighth in Fever franchise history, the team said. (apnews.com) Myisha Hines-Allen also logged her 500th career assist late in the second quarter. Monique Billings made her Fever debut and started for Indiana, scoring her first points with the club on a first-quarter 3-pointer, according to the team recap. (fever.wnba.com) Ty Harris also scored her first points in a Fever uniform with a 3-pointer in the opening quarter. ### What does the result change for Indiana early in the season? (fever.wnba.com) The win moved Indiana to 1-1 after its season-opening defeat to Dallas on May 9, according to ESPN’s schedule page. That gave the Fever a split from their first two games before returning home for the next stretch of the schedule. The May 13 result was Indiana’s first road game of the season and its first victory of 2026, the Fever said. (fever.wnba.com) Los Angeles dropped the matchup after trailing by double digits entering the fourth quarter. ### What comes next on the schedule? Indiana’s next game is set for May 15 against the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, according to ESPN’s 2026 team schedule. (espn.com) The Fever then host Seattle on May 17 before staying home for a May 20 game against Portland. Los Angeles and Indiana meet again on June 27 in Indianapolis and on July 8 in Los Angeles, ESPN’s schedule listing shows. (fever.wnba.com) Those dates are the next two scheduled games between Clark’s Fever and the Sparks. (espn.com)