Fever vs. Sun: Caitlin Clark Scores 27 as Indiana Sets Franchise Single-Game Scoring Record in 123-88 Rout

Caitlin Clark took four shots in the first four and a half minutes on Wednesday night. All four went in, three of them were threes, and she already had 11 points. Somehow Indiana only led 17-11 at that point, which tells you the Connecticut Sun had not yet been informed of what kind of evening this was going to be.

They found out. The Indiana Fever hammered the Sun 123-88 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, setting a franchise record for points in a game behind 27 points and 11 assists from Clark, 23 from Kelsey Mitchell and 22 from Aliyah Boston. The old mark of 114 had stood for all of six weeks, since a June 11 win over Chicago.

From a Game to a Demolition in About Twelve Minutes

For most of the first quarter this was an actual basketball game. The Sun briefly held a two-point lead, and with 1:33 left in the period they trailed only 27-24. Then Indiana scored nine straight to end the quarter's suspense, and Mitchell's 11 first-quarter points matched Clark's on the way to a 36-26 lead. A 10-0 run early in the second made it 46-26, and that 19-2 stretch across the quarters was the end of any real competition.

Two more Clark threes fell in the second, which got her to 21 by intermission. The Fever went to the locker room up 70-46, and those 70 points set a franchise record for any half, topping the 64 they scored against Dallas on June 13, 2025. The team says it's also tied for the fourth-most in a half in WNBA history.

There was no letup after the break. A 10-0 run that started with the final seconds of the half stretched it to 78-46, and Boston scored nine in the third as the lead held up at 97-69. The most interesting moment of the second half came late in that quarter, when Clark and Saniya Rivers got into a verbal exchange and each drew a technical. By the fourth, the crowd of 17,274 was mostly watching Tyasha Harris and Monique Billings put numbers on the board, and the lead peaked at 36.

Three Stars, One Very Bad Night for Connecticut

Clark needed just 27 minutes to go 8 of 13, 5 of 9 from three and 6 of 6 at the line. Her only real blemish was six turnovers. This was her 23rd career points-assists double-double, moving her into sole possession of fourth in WNBA history past Chelsea Gray. And the team dropped a truly silly note: it was her 10th career game with at least 25 points and 11 assists, and no other player in league history has more than five.

Mitchell keeps doing the thing she has been doing for a month. She scored 23 on 9-of-16 shooting with three threes, which makes 11 straight games with at least three makes, breaking the WNBA record of 10 that Clark set in 2024. It was also her 11th straight game with 20 or more, a run that draws her level with Cynthia Cooper, Maya Moore, Arike Ogunbowale and A'ja Wilson for the fifth-longest of its kind in league history.

Boston was almost unfair in 20 minutes: 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a plus-26. Her second steal moved her into 10th in franchise history at 170.

The supporting cast piled on. Billings and Harris had 12 each, with Harris adding six assists and no turnovers off the bench. Makayla Timpson had eight rebounds and four blocks. Sophie Cunningham scored eight points without making a field goal, going 0 of 3 from the floor and 8 of 10 at the line, a line that deserves its own small museum.

The Sun were without Aaliyah Edwards and Brittney Griner, and it showed. Diamond Miller did what she could with 15 points on 4 of 5 from three, and Rivers had 13 and six assists. Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 11, and Aneesah Morrow, Leila Lacan and Raegan Beers had 10 each. Connecticut shot 44 percent and put up 88, and neither number was anywhere close to relevant.

The 19-2 That Ended It

A three-point game with a minute and a half left in the first quarter became a 20-point game before most fans had finished their first drink. That's the turning point, and it was a clinic in how fast this Fever offense can make a good defensive night irrelevant. Connecticut was hanging around by making shots. Indiana responded by making more of them, faster, and the Sun never got back into it. The rest of the night was just a slow walk through the franchise record book.

Numbers for the Trophy Case

• 123: Most points in a game in franchise history, and tied for third-most in any non-overtime game in WNBA history, two behind the 125 Toronto scored earlier this season.
• 35: The margin, second-largest win in franchise history, three off the 38-point record from June 6, 2010, against Minnesota.
• 29: Assists, second most in a single game in franchise history.
• 64-50: Indiana in the paint, on 62 percent shooting overall.
• 11: The Fever's 100-point games this season, tying the WNBA single-season record. The 2023 Aces needed 40 games. Indiana has played 27.

The View From the Break

Indiana goes to the All-Star break at 17-10, 11-5 at home, on a three-game winning streak, with a 2-0 record against Connecticut this season and 17 games left. There is one item to watch. That technical was Clark's seventh of the season, and one more means a one-game suspension. Seattle is the first stop on a three-game trip that begins Tuesday.

Connecticut is 7-20 and 3-10 on the road, with two straight losses. Its six-game trip continues on Tuesday in Washington.

Only the Rulebook Can Stop This

There's a stage in every video game where you've maxed out your character so thoroughly that the enemies stop being a challenge and the only thing that can hurt you is a glitch. The Fever appear to be approaching that level of the game. They've rewritten their own record book, they're threatening the league's, and Clark's biggest obstacle right now might be one more whistle. For the Sun, this was a brutal road loss. For everyone else, it was a warning label.

Stats from the official box score via ESPN. Game notes from the Indiana Fever. Context as reported by the Associated Press.