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Caitlin Clark sets record for most assists in a WNBA game: Fever vs. Wings stats
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Caitlin Clark scored 24 and set a WNBA single-game record with 19 assists, but the Indiana Fever dropped its final game before the Olympic break, falling 101-93 to the Dallas Wings .
In a chaotic, back-and-forth second half, a 3 from Dallas' Arike Ogunbowale with 44.6 seconds left gave the Wings a 97-93 lead and proved to be the dagger. A turnover by Clark on the following possession — just her fifth of the game — allowed Dallas to stall before Ogunbowale sealed it at the line.
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Dallas had built as much as a 16-point lead before Indiana, led by Clark and Aliyah Boston (28 points, eight rebounds), came back. Six Wings scored in double figures, led by Ogunbowale and Odyssey Sims , who both had 24.
For the first 15 minutes Wednesday, Indiana couldn't hit anything from deep. But Clark — who else? — got them going from beyond the arc, draining her first 3 with 5:19 to play in the second quarter. She reeled off 10 consecutive points in that stretch, and finished the half with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting.
Caitlin Clark set a WNBA record with 19 assists against the Dallas Wings.
In the loss, Clark inched closer to another WNBA rookie record.
After handing out 19 assists Wednesday, Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, is now just 13 assists away from breaking the league's rookie assist record, currently held by four-time WNBA All-Star Ticha Penicheiro, who played 15 seasons in the WNBA.
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Penicheiro set the rookie assist record in 1998 with the Sacramento Monarchs, dishing 225 in 30 games, a clip of 7.5 per game. Clark could play 40 games in the 2024 season, and the Fever are on the brink of being a playoff team; that means Clark won't just break the record, but likely obliterate it.
Clark averaged a whopping 12.5 assists per game throughout July; through the first half of the season she leads the league in the category, averaging 8.2 through 26 games.
Clark now heads to Phoenix for the All-Star game , where the All-Stars will take on the 2024 Olympic team on Saturday, with tip set for 8:30 p.m. ET.
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It is the first time since 2014 that two rookies — in this case, Clark and Chicago's Angel Reese , the No. 7 pick in the draft — will play in the All-Star game. Clark is also expected to participate in Friday's 3-point shooting contest.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Caitlin Clark sets WNBA assist record: Fever vs Wings stats
