Caitlin Clark leads the Indiana Fever (9-14) into a home game against Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury (12-10) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday, with the opening tip at 7:30 PM ET.
The Fever have been outscored by 6.6 points per game (scoring 80.7 points per game to rank seventh in the league while giving up 87.3 per contest to rank 11th in the WNBA) and have a -151 scoring differential overall.
The Mercury put up 83.8 points per game (fourth in league) while allowing 84.9 per outing (ninth in WNBA). They have a -24 scoring differential and have been outscored by 1.1 points per game.
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How to Watch Fever vs. Mercury
- Date: Friday, July 12, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ION
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- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Fever’s Last Game
Indiana fell short of victory by a final score of 89-84 against Washington in their last outing. The team was led by Clark’s 29 points, 13 assists, five steals and three blocks and Kelsey Mitchell’s 15 points.
- Caitlin Clark: 29 PTS | 5 REB |13 AST | 5 STL | 3 BLK | 5 3PM
- Kelsey Mitchell: 15 PTS | 3 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
- NaLyssa Smith: 11 PTS | 2 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
Mercury’s Last Game
With a final score of 100-84, Phoenix defeated Dallas the last time out. Copper led the team (32 PTS, 63.2 FG%).
- Kahleah Copper: 32 PTS | 5 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
- Brittney Griner: 23 PTS | 4 REB |4 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK | 2 3PM
- Natasha Cloud: 14 PTS | 3 REB |6 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
Fever Players to Watch
- Clark puts up 16.7 points and 7.6 assists per game — both team highs. She is also averaging 5.9 rebounds, shooting 39.8% from the field and 34.2% from downtown with 2.8 made 3-pointers per contest (fourth in WNBA).
- Aliyah Boston posts a team-high 8.3 rebounds per contest. She is also posting 13.2 points and 2.6 assists, shooting 50.6% from the field (ninth in league).
- NaLyssa Smith posts 11.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 49.5% from the floor.
- Mitchell averages 16.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. At the other end, she delivers 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Kristy Wallace is posting 4.8 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per contest.
Mercury Players to Watch
- Copper is the Mercury’s top scorer (23.0 points per game), and she delivers 2.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds. Her scoring average ranks her second in the WNBA.
- Natasha Cloud is averaging a team-leading 7.2 assists per contest. And she is delivering 12.5 points and 4.4 rebounds, making 42.5% of her shots from the floor and 29.3% from 3-point range, with 1.0 triples per game.
- The Mercury get 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game from Diana Taurasi.
- The Mercury receive 7.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game from Sophie Cunningham.
- Natasha Mack is the Mercury’s top rebounder (5.0 per game), and she posts 3.4 points and 1.2 assists.
