Fever Drop a Franchise-Record 123 on the Sun — With a Suspension Cloud Over Clark
Indiana rolled into the All-Star break with the highest-scoring game in franchise history, but Caitlin Clark's seventh technical foul leaves her one whistle from a mandatory one-game ban.
The Indiana Fever picked a good night to play their best basketball of the season. Indiana hammered the Connecticut Sun 123-88 on Wednesday, setting a franchise record for points in a game, per the AP recap via Yahoo Sports. The 123 points stand as the third-highest regulation total in WNBA history.
Why it matters: at 17-10 heading into the All-Star break, the Fever look like a genuine contender — but their franchise player is now walking a disciplinary tightrope for the rest of the season.
A first half that broke the record books
Indiana led 70-46 at halftime — the biggest half in franchise history, according to the Fever's official recap. Caitlin Clark finished with 27 points and 11 assists, hitting five three-pointers. Kelsey Mitchell added 23 and Aliyah Boston posted 22, with Monique Billings and Tyasha Harris chipping in 12 apiece. The 35-point margin was the second-largest win the franchise has recorded.
Connecticut, now 7-20, got 15 from Diamond Miller and 13 from Saniya Rivers, but never threatened after the break.
The technical foul problem
The complication: Clark picked up her seventh technical foul of the season in the third quarter after a verbal exchange with Rivers, per the AP. Under WNBA rules, an eighth technical triggers an automatic one-game suspension — and Indiana still has 17 games to play. For a team with playoff seeding at stake, every Clark absence is costly, and opponents know exactly where the line is.
What's next
Both teams head into the All-Star break before Indiana opens a three-game road trip in Seattle on Tuesday. The Fever's formula — Clark orchestrating, Mitchell and Boston finishing — has rarely looked this clean. The question for the season's final third: can they keep the scoring surge going, and can Clark keep her composure while they do it?