The Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 85-75 behind another big game from Caitlin Clark. The All-Star guard shot 5-of-10 from deep and finished with 25 points, along with three rebounds, five assists and one block.
Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points for Indiana, while Aliyah Boston recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Sophie Cunningham added 11 points off the bench after shooting 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
While it was an incredible overall showing from Clark, it wasn't without controversy. Clark received a tech in the closing seconds and could have been ejected had her earlier tech not been changed.
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With 2:30 left on the clock, Clark tried to steal the ball, but it ended up going out of bounds. She then attempted to retrieve the ball by kicking it into her hands. Unfortunately, the ball bounced out of bounds again.
Referee Tyler Mirkovich initially hit Clark with a tech, although it was eventually changed to a team delay violation.
Speaking to reporters postgame, Clark addressed Mirkovich's call and emphasized that it "made no sense."
"It felt like Tyler wanted to assert himself into the game, and that was ridiculous," Clark shared, per Chloe Peterson of the Indianapolis Star.
"It's just not a point in the game he needed to call that. I went and got the ball, it went off my foot off the scorer's table, then he gave us a delay of game, which is a team technical foul. So you can ask Tyler, but I don't agree with that."
It remains to be seen whether the WNBA will also punish Clark for calling out the officiating and accusing the referee of asserting himself. Regardless, the Fever All-Star made it clear that she won't stay silent about questionable calls.
