Caitlin Clark recorded the fourth triple-double of her career, and the Indiana Fever scored 100 points for the fifth straight game in an 112-98 win over the Portland Fire on Friday night at Moda Center.Clark finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in 34 minutes. She shot 5-of-9 from the field and 14-of-17 from the free throw line. Kelsey Mitchell also scored 26, on 9-of-21 shooting with 4 3-pointers.Six Indiana players scored at least 13 points, the most in a single game in franchise history. Five players had reached that number five previous times, most recently on July 13, 2025.Behind 9 points from Clark, including a 3-pointer at the first-quarter buzzer, Indiana led 27-25 after one. Portland went ahead by 7 midway through the second quarter. The Fever answered with a 24-7 run that included 8 points from Clark and led 56-47 at halftime. Indiana outscored Portland 34-25 in the third quarter, with 11 points apiece from Monique Billings and Mitchell, and carried an 18-point lead into the fourth. Mitchell scored 8 in the final quarter and Makayla Timpson scored 6.Portland committed 20 turnovers, which Indiana converted into 31 points. The Fever had 15 turnovers and gave up 16 points off them. Indiana shot 52.9% from the field and made 30-of-34 free throws.Fever coach Stephanie White was asked after the game about the defensive performance.”I thought we had some moments where we were really good,” White said. “Obviously, when we get 31 points off of turnovers, I think that’s really good for us. We had some moments where our execution was really good. We’re still a work in progress, and the coach is never gonna be happy. I liked some of the adjustments that we were able to make and execute, and now we just got to continue to work towards growing it for 40 minutes of consistency.”Portland shot 52.2% from the field and made 14-of-31 from 3-point range. Bridget Carleton scored 26 on 9-of-14 shooting. Her 7 3-pointers tied her career high, and they matched the franchise single-game record. Carla Leite had 20 points and 12 assists for her fifth double-double of the season, a franchise single-season record. The 12 assists tied Leite’s career high and her own franchise single-game record. Karlie Samuelson tied a season high with 13 points.Aliyah Boston was asked what makes the Fire difficult to play against.”I think that they just do an overall great job at finding the mismatches pretty early, and I think, honestly, they shoot the ball really well,” Boston said. “They have spacers one through five, and I think when you have spacers like that, when you’re attacking, you’re getting sprays. And they shoot it really well, too. But honestly, I think tonight we forced them into some tough shots, and just like coach said, they’re great players, so they’re gonna make tough shots, and they’re gonna shoot the ball well. They’re at home. But for us, we’re just making sure that they have less of those made baskets.”Fire coach Alex Sarama spoke to reporters
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