Caitlin Clark sends Fever-Mystics to OT, but Washington holds on for the 2-point win

Caitlin Clark sends Fever-Mystics to OT, but Washington holds on for the 2-point win

The Washington Mystics survived a late surge from the Indiana Fever on Friday, beating them 104-102 in overtime. Indiana’s star guard Caitlin Clark scored a late three-pointer that sent the game to extra time, but Washington held on behind 29 points from second-year guard Sonia Citron, who scored a third of the Mystics’ points in overtime.

Washington took a decent lead partway through the game, thanks in part to a dismal nine-point second quarter from the Fever. It also didn’t help that Indiana star Aliyah Boston left the game in the second half, with what the team said was a lower leg injury.

But Indiana pushed through a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit, in part thanks to a stellar effort from Clark. The third-year guard finished with a game-high 32 points and seven threes — with the seventh being a game-tying shot that sent the game to overtime.

In OT, the Mystics quickly pulled away again, leaving the Fever scrambling to try and catch up in the final minutes. But Indiana had several chances to get back into it late in the game. Kelsey Mitchell, who finished the night with 24 points, missed two crucial free throws late in overtime; moments later, Lexie Hull missed one of her two attempts. Clark also missed a wide-open three, taken after a rebound on one of Mitchell’s misses.