Caitlin Clark and Fever beat Paige Bueckers and Wings 102-83

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Caitlin Clark beat Paige Bueckers in the first confrontation between the last two selections of the WNBA Draft.


Indianapolis – Caitlin Clark He scored 14 points, 13 assists and matched his best personal brand with five robberies, while Kelsey Mitchell He scored 20 points and the Indiana Fever He beat the rookie Paige Bueckers Already the Dallas Wings by 102-83 Sunday in the first confrontation between the last two selections number one of the WNBA Draft.

Bueckers led 9 of 15 field shots and finished with 21 points, four rebounds and four assists.

Clark, with a restriction of minutes in his third game after recovering from injuries at the bottom of the body, had his second game with at least 10 points, 10 assists and five robberies, becoming the fifth player in the history of the WNBA with more than one match of this type.

The Faver matched the franchise record with 30 assists.

Indiana (11-10) scored 64 points in the first half, the greatest amount in one half in the WNBA this season, to reach the break with an 18-point advantage. Aari McDonald He spotted a triple that gave the final advantage to the 33 seconds of the second quarter, the first of his 36 points in the period, with 16 of 21 in field shots.

Li Yueru He scored 16 points, with 8 of 11 in field shots, JJ Quinerly added 13 and Aziaha James 11 for wings (6-16). Arike Ogunbowale He returned from a thumb injury and left 0 of 10 in field shots, ending with two points.

Natasha Howard He scored 18 points, Aliyah Boston 17 and Sophie Cunningham 13 for Indiana.