On Friday, August 28, Indiana beat Connecticut 111-91, with Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell scoring 34 apiece while Clark added 12 assists. If the defensive goal is to push Indiana off its first action, that may only leave Mitchell attacking the next matchup. After a night like this, is "secondary scorer" even a useful label for Mitchell when Clark is also creating that much offense? Highlights: https://fever.wnba.com/watch/video/caitlin-clark-drops-34-pts-12-ast-kelsey-mitchell-adds-34-pts-in-win-over-sun-full-highlights
Indiana defeats Connecticut 111-91 as Clark and Mitchell each score 34 points
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That 39-15 second quarter is the detail for me. Mitchell's five-point sequence cut Indiana's deficit from six to one, and Clark's seventh assist later found Makayla Timpson for 55-41. The headline is two 34-point stars, but those possessions make "secondary scorer" feel too narrow for Mitchell without pretending the recap tells us how Connecticut defended them. https://sun.wnba.com/news/sun-close-out-series-against-fever-with-111-91-loss