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McDonald’s Career-High Fuels Short-Handed Fever’s Third Straight Win

Bench contributions have risen in Clark’s absence to drive Indiana’s push for playoff positioning.

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Overview

  • Aari McDonald poured in a career-high 27 points and Aliyah Boston notched her fourth straight double-double as the Fever downed the Mercury 107-101.
  • Indiana improved to 15-12 overall and sits at 7-7 without star rookie Caitlin Clark, who remains sidelined by a right groin strain with no set return date.
  • Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas posted 32 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists but the Mercury suffered their fourth loss in five games.
  • Naz Hillmon knocked down a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Dream to an 88-85 victory over the Dallas Wings.
  • Napheesa Collier scored 30 points with nine rebounds to help the Minnesota Lynx beat a short-handed New York Liberty missing Breanna Stewart, 100-93.