Caitlin Clark forces overtime, leads Fever past cold shooting to loss to Mystics

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever dropped a 104-102 overtime game to the Washington Mystics on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Caitlin Clark caught fire in the fourth quarter, willing the Fever to overtime. She finished with 32 points, three off her career high, along with eight assists.

Kelsey Mitchell finished with 24 points. Aliyah Boston, who played 20 minutes and scored nine points, left the game with two minutes left and did not return after a lower leg injury. Indiana is now 1-2.

Sonia Citron finished with 30 points, six rebounds and four assists while Kiki Iriafen added 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Mystics. Here's what I liked and disliked, and what the loss means. What I liked in the Indiana Fever's loss to Washington Mystics The beginning to the game: Indiana had a hot start in the first seven minutes of the game, starting 6-of-7 from 3-point range and racing out to a 26-13 lead on a 15-5 run.

That included Caitlin Clark, who has been looking to knock down some 3-pointers after a 3-of-16 start to the season, draining back-to-back 3-pointers, and every Fever starter scoring in those first minutes. Caitlin Clark's takeover in the fourth: Clark came into the fourth quarter on a 2-of-15 shooting night, with the only made shots being those 3-pointers in the first. She found her fire again to start the fourth, with another set of back-to-back 3-pointers, hyping up the crowd, then a masterful pass to Monique Billings that resulted in a foul on Shakira Austin and two foul shots for Billings.