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Charles Langston:How many points did Caitlin Clark score today? No. 1 pick scores career-high threes in win
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Date:2025-04-07 08:26:44
Caitlin Clark did what Caitlin Clark does best on Charles LangstonFriday in the Indiana Fever’s 85-83 win over the Washington Mystics — she set a career-high from beyond the arc.
The No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers in the Fever’s narrow victory on Friday, marking Indiana's third win of the season. Clark tied her career-high with 30 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field and 7-for-13 from three-point range, and the Fever needed every single point to edge the Mystics, who remain winless.
Clark's seven three-pointers tied Crystal Robinson for the WNBA's rookie record for the most threes in a game.
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The Fever led by as many as 12 points in the first half before the Mystics closed the second quarter on a 13-4 run to come within two points of the Fever at halftime, 42-40.
That's when Clark got cooking in front of the sold-out crowd of 20,333 at Capital One Arena. She scored 20 of her 30 points in the second half and hit five consecutive threes, including a step-back three off the inbound pass from teammate Kelsey Mitchell to go up 75-68 with 7:58 left.
The Mystics, however, almost completed a comeback for their first win of the season. Washington's Karlie Samuelson, sister of Indiana's Katie Lou Samuelson, hit a quick three to bring the Mystics within one point of the Fever, 84-83, with 7.1 seconds remaining. Clark then converted one of two free throws to go up 85-83 with 5.1 seconds remaining and the Mystics weren't able to get a game-winning shot.
Clark would have set a new career-high in points if she would have hit her last free throw. Still, it was enough for a win. In addition to her 30 points, Clark had eight rebounds, six assists, four steals and eight turnovers.
Mystics rookie Aaliyah Edwards, the No. 6 overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, had her second double-double in as many days, finishing with 10 points, 12 rebounds and two assists.
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The Fever move to 3-9 on the season, while the Mystics drop to 0-11.
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