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Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell help Fever keep home-court hope alive with 96-77 win over Lynx

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Marot, M. (2026, September 23). Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell help Fever keep home-court hope alive with 96-77 win over Lynx. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-and-kelsey-mitchell-help-fever-keep-home-court-hope-alive-with-96-77-win-over-lynx/article_1ae7e2b2-71b1-5e46-883c-c1468443e2e9.html

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Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell led the Indiana Fever to a 96-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx, with Clark scoring 27 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds, while Mitchell extended her single-season scoring record by adding 20 more points. The win kept alive the Fever’s slim chance of securing the No. 4 playoff seed and home-court advantage for one more game.

Written by AI on 2026-09-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Tuesday, the Minnesota Lynx faced off against the Indiana Fever in a crucial WNBA game. Despite being led by rookie Olivia Miles who recently broke Caitlin Clark's single-season scoring record for rookies with 769 points, Miles sat out due to a left calf injury. The absence of Miles heavily impacted Minnesota’s performance as they lost to Indiana 96-77. Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark spearheaded the Fever's victory with 20 and 27 points respectively, while Mitchell extended her league record to 27 consecutive games scoring over 20 points. Although this loss prevented the Lynx from clinching the No. 1 seed immediately, they secured it later when Portland Fire beat Golden State Valkyries, ensuring Minnesota's top playoff seeding despite the defeat.

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Topics

Fever INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Lynx Minnesota

Subjects

Lynx ORG · 5× Fever ORG · 4× Indiana GPE · 4× Minnesota GPE · 4× Clark PERSON · 2× Miles PERSON · 2× Mitchell PERSON · 2× Caitlin Clark PERSON · 1× INDIANAPOLIS GPE · 1× Kelsey Mitchell PERSON · 1×

Narrative

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-77 on Tuesday night.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23

🔮 Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said she almost held Miles out Sunday against Connecticut and that they would take the injury day by day.

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Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell help Fever keep home-court hope alive with 96-77 win over Lynx · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Fever → have → night

Indiana kept alive its faint hopes of earning the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and home-court advantage in the first round for at least one more day. asserted

Indiana → keep → day

It also prevented the Lynx from clinching the No. 1 seed, at least until after Golden State plays later Tuesday. asserted

State → prevent → seed

Mitchell extended her league record to 27 consecutive games with 20 or more points by making a 3-pointer with a little more than two minutes to play. asserted

Mitchell → extend → minutes

Aliyah Boston added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Fever. asserted

Boston → add → Fever

Chloe Bibby scored all of her 15 points on 3s for Minnesota. asserted

Bibby → score → Minnesota

Liatu King finished with 12 points on a night the Lynx were without Olivia Miles. asserted

Lynx → finish → Miles

The record-breaking rookie was a late scratch because of an injured left calf, and her absence clearly had an impact. asserted

absence → break → impact

Miles broke Clark’s single-season scoring record by a rookie on Sunday. asserted

Miles → break → Sunday

Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said she almost held Miles out Sunday against Connecticut and that they would take the injury day by day. asserted

they → say → day

Reeve also opted to bench her starters for most of the final 2 1/2 quarters because she didn’t want to risk other injuries after Indiana’s fast start. asserted

she → opt → start

Indiana took control with a 14-2 run to close the first quarter while opening up a 31-16 lead. asserted

Indiana → take → lead

The Fever extended the margin to 38-18 quickly in the second quarter and led by as much as 57-28 the first half. asserted

Fever → extend → half

But Minnesota spent the rest of the night charging back. asserted

Minnesota → spend → night

The Lynx — playing their backups — finally cut the deficit to single digits late in the third and when Aari McDonald drove past a defender for an uncontested layup, the deficit was 71-64 at the end of three. asserted

deficit → play → three

The Lynx were still within 74-66 with 8:15 left, but Monique Billings made two free throws before baskets from Clark, Mitchell and Boston made it 82-66 and the Fever pulled away late. asserted

Fever → leave → Clark

Fever: Closes out their regular season road schedule Thursday at Minnesota. asserted

Fever → close → Minnesota