Clark made up for 2 missed free throws late to lift Indiana to a win over Washington, which lost starter Kiki Iriafen to injury early in the game<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the verge of a loss after the\u00a0Indiana Fever\u00a0gave up a big lead,\u00a0Caitlin Clark\u00a0hit a dagger. The Indiana Fever guard nailed a long 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining to give the Fever a 78-76 win after a late rally from the\u00a0Washington Mystics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indiana was up by as many as 16 points Monday before Washington started to come back in the fourth quarter. The Mystics finally took a 74-73 lead with less than a minute remaining on a layup by\u00a0Shakira Austin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clark then had a chance to give the Fever the lead with a pair of free throws, but uncharacteristically missed both. It was a layup from\u00a0Kelsey Mitchell\u00a0a few seconds later that ended up giving Indiana back the lead, but\u00a0Mystics\u00a0guard\u00a0Sonia Citron\u00a0took it back with two free throws to give the Mystics a 76-75 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That left it all to Clark, who was left wide-open outside the arc as Sophia Cunningham inbounded the ball, and the Fever superstar hit the game-winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Washington was playing without forward\u00a0Kiki Iriafen, who exited the game early in the second quarter. Iriafen landed awkwardly on her leg after battling under the net with\u00a0Aliyah Boston\u00a0and had to be helped off the court; Iriafen was later\u00a0ruled out\u00a0with a right ankle sprain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Iriafen out, and Citron off to an usually slow start, Washington’s comeback was powered by starting forward\u00a0Michaela Onyenwere, who finished with a team-high 17 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clark led all scorers with 19 points \u2014 her most in a five-game span as the guard seemingly appears to be pulling out of a recent slump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday’s game-winning shot, though, was very reminiscent of the last time the Fever and the Mystics faced off, when\u00a0Clark hit a late 3-pointer\u00a0that sent the game to overtime. However, Washington was able to get the two-point win in OT behind a career-high 30 points from Citron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time, it was Indiana that picked up the win on the road, moving to 6-5 on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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