After a lengthy period where her time at Iowa led directly into her WNBA rookie season, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever crashed out of the playoffs on Wednesday night.
The Connecticut Sun advanced to the WNBA semifinals with a 87-81 victory over the Fever, stopping Clark from an active basketball season for the first time in nearly a year.
The Sun led by nine to start the fourth quarter, but two tough Clark baskets got the fever back into the game and let Indiana momentarily take the lead.
Clark’s history-making ways continued, as she became the first player in WNBA history to have 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game.
Clark played for the entire game, finishing with that 25-point total and adding nine assists and six rebounds.
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA rookie season is over as the Fever crashed out of the playoffs Wednesday
Connecticut advance to face the winner of the Minnesota Lynx versus Phoenix Mercury series.
The second-seeded Lynx have a 1-0 series advantage and would have home-court advantage in a semifinals matchup against the Sun.
More to follow.
