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WNBA scores: Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell post big games to help Fever even series with win over Aces

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 30). WNBA scores: Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell post big games to help Fever even series with win over Aces. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/wnba-scores-caitlin-clark-kelsey-mitchell-post-big-games-to-help-fever-even-series-with-win-over-aces/article_326732a7-4c04-5fb1-866b-b86c1c2a95a1.html

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Caitlin Clark scored 27 points with 15 assists and reached a league-first milestone of recording a points-assists double-double in a playoff game's first half for the Indiana Fever, helping them tie their best-of-three series against the Las Vegas Aces at 1-1 with a 99-89 victory. The game included an incident where A’ja Wilson received a technical foul after confronting a fan who had reportedly said something to her teammate Sophie Cunningham. In another playoff update, the New York Liberty advanced to the semifinals by defeating top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2, becoming the first No. 8 seed in WNBA history to eliminate a No. 1 seed.
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A'ja Wilson dominated Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs, scoring 38 points and grabbing 16 rebounds against the Indiana Fever. Despite this strong performance, Caitlin Clark led Indiana to an 99-89 victory in Game 2 with 27 points and 15 assists, becoming the first player to achieve a points-assists double-double in the first half of a playoff game. The series is now tied at one game each, setting up a decisive Game 3 in Las Vegas. Stephanie White emphasized the need for her team to improve on defense while also capitalizing on offensive opportunities against the high-scoring Aces. Wilson's defensive intensity and Clark's ability to energize both ends of the court highlight the contrasting strengths of these playoff contenders.

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INDIANA LIBERTY Las Vegas NEW YORK WNBA

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NEW YORK GPE · 4× INDIANA GPE · 3× WNBA ORG · 3× Wilson PERSON · 3× Clark PERSON · 2× LIBERTY ORG · 2× Las Vegas GPE · 2× Caitlin Clark PERSON · 1× Indiana Fever’s ORG · 1× Kelsey Mitchell PERSON · 1×

Narrative

INDIANA (AP) — Caitlin Clark finished with 27 points and 15 assists while reaching another milestone Tuesday night, and Kelsey Mitchell added 26 points to keep the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever’s postseason alive with a 99-89 victory over the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
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WNBA scores: Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell post big games to help Fever even series with win over Aces · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

INDIANA (AP) — Caitlin Clark finished with 27 points and 15 assists while reaching another milestone Tuesday night, and Kelsey Mitchell added 26 points to keep the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever’s postseason alive with a 99-89 victory over the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces. asserted
Mitchell → finish → champion
Clark helped Indiana even the best-of-three series at 1-1 as she became the first player in league history to produce a points-assists double-double in the first half of a playoff game. asserted
she → help → game
She had 14 points and 11 assists in the first 20 minutes. asserted
She → have → minutes
Game 3 will be played Thursday at Las Vegas. asserted
Game → play → Vegas
The game was marred by an incident between A’ja Wilson and a fan who appeared to say something to Wilson after Sophie Cunningham was called for a foul. asserted
Cunningham → mar → foul
Wilson walked toward the fan, pointed at him and appeared to say something as two teammates, an assistant coach and security tried to separate everyone. asserted
teammates → walk → everyone
Wilson was assessed a technical foul but was not ejected. asserted
Wilson → assess → foul
The man was escorted out by security with Indiana leading 90-79 with 4:10 to play. asserted
Indiana → escort → 4:10
Las Vegas rallied to within 92-87, but even after Clark fouled out the Fever managed to hang on. asserted
Fever → rally → ?
LIBERTY 87, LYNX 71 NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and No. 8 seed New York beat top-seeded Minnesota in Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series and advanced to the semifinal round. asserted
York → have → round
Breanna Stewart added 21 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 18 to help the Liberty become the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in the league’s 30-year history. asserted
Liberty → add → history
The WNBA has undergone a number of different playoff formats. asserted
WNBA → undergo → formats
And in many of the formats, it wasn’t possible for those seeds to match up. asserted
seeds → match → formats
However, in 2022 the league changed to the current format in which the top eight teams play in the quarterfinals. asserted
teams → change → quarterfinals
Now, New York awaits the winner of the Atlanta-Washington series. asserted
York → await → series
The Dream are up 1-0 and play at Washington on Wednesday night. asserted
Dream → play → night
The semifinals begin Sunday. asserted
semifinals → begin → ?
A year after losing in the first round to Phoenix after going up 1-0 in that series, New York was determined not to have that happen again. asserted
that → lose → series
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