Kelsey Mitchell ties WNBA scoring record in Fever win over Tempo

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Kelsey Mitchell tied a WNBA scoring record by finishing with 29 points in the Indiana Fever's 101-95 win over the Toronto Tempo on Tuesday. This was Mitchell's 20th consecutive game with 20 or more points, matching A'ja Wilson for the longest such streak in WNBA history. The Fever improved to 24-12 with the victory, while the Tempo fell to 10-24 and extended their losing streak to 11 games. According to the article, the Fever's Caitlin Clark and Mitchell have each scored 20 or more points in a game 16 times this season, breaking a previous record held by Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter from 2008.
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Kelsey Mitchell, a guard for the Indiana Fever, tied a WNBA record on Tuesday by scoring 29 points in a game against the Toronto Tempo. The Fever won the game 101-95, marking their fifth consecutive victory. This achievement comes after Mitchell scored 20 or more points for the 20th consecutive game, tying her with A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces for the longest such streak in WNBA history. However, Mitchell did not return to the game in the fourth quarter due to overheating.

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Fever Indiana Tempo Toronto WNBA

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Fever ORG · 7× Tempo ORG · 7× Indiana GPE · 5× Mitchell PERSON · 4× Mabrey PERSON · 3× Toronto GPE · 3× WNBA ORG · 3× Clark PERSON · 2× Cunningham PERSON · 2× Kelsey Mitchell PERSON · 1×

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Kelsey Mitchell ties WNBA scoring record in Fever win over Tempo · assertive framing

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Kelsey Mitchell tied a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) record when she finished with 29 points before sitting out the fourth, while Caitlin Clark added 24 points for the Indiana Fever to beat the Toronto Tempo 101-95 for their fifth straight victory. asserted
Fever → tie → victory
Clark and Mitchell have each scored 20 or more in the same game 16 times this season, a WNBA record. asserted
Clark → score → record
Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter did it 15 times with Phoenix in 2008. asserted
Taurasi → do → 2008
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4Barcelona → return → City
Five key questions heading into new Premier League season - list 4 of 4Premier League is back: All to know as the 2026-27 season kicks off Mitchell scored 20 or more for the 20th consecutive game on Tuesday, matching Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson for the longest such streak in WNBA history. asserted
Mitchell → head → history
But after the Indiana combo guard scored eight points in the span of less than a minute late in the third quarter, she went to the locker room and did not return. asserted
she → score → room
After the game, Fever coach Stephanie White said Mitchell appeared to get “overheated” while playing in a hot environment rather than suffering a serious injury. asserted
Mitchell → say → injury
Clark added seven assists for the Fever (24-12) and Aliyah Boston chipped in with 16 points. asserted
Boston → add → points
Sophie Cunningham scored 13 points off the bench. asserted
Cunningham → score → bench
The Tempo (10-24) were outshot 52.9% to 39.1% as they lost their 11th game in a row. asserted
they → outshoot → row
Marina Mabrey led the Tempo with 22 points. asserted
Mabrey → lead → points
Brittney Sykes returned from a foot injury to score 15 points. asserted
Sykes → return → points
Toronto reserve Aneesah Morrow had 14 points and 16 rebounds. asserted
Morrow → have → points
Temi Fagbenle added 13 points off the bench and Kiki Rice scored 10. asserted
Rice → add → 10
The Fever opened the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead that increased to 14 when Cunningham made three free throws with 6:45 to play. asserted
Cunningham → open → 6:45
But Indiana struggled shooting from the field and that allowed the Tempo to climb back within seven points with 2:55 to play. asserted
Tempo → struggle → 2:55
Makayla Timpson’s steal set up Cunningham for a 3-pointer that gave the Fever a 10-point lead with 1:25 to play. asserted
that → set → 1:25
Mabrey nailed two consecutive 3-pointers to trim the lead to 97-93 with 59 seconds left. asserted
Mabrey → nail → seconds
After a Fever miss, the Tempo had possession with 21 seconds to play but Mabrey was called for a palming infraction and Rice was whistled for a foul. asserted
Rice → have → foul
The Fever led 33-23 on 61.9% (13-for-21) shooting after one quarter. asserted
Fever → lead → quarter
The energized Tempo cut the lead to six with 7:10 to play in the second quarter before the Fever surged to score the next 11 points. asserted
Fever → energize → points
The Tempo battled back, and Morrow’s 3-pointer completed the first-half scoring and cut the halftime margin to 57-49. asserted
pointer → battle → 57
Indiana shot 59% in the first half while Toronto made 42.2%. asserted
Toronto → shoot → %
Mabrey hit two 2-pointers in the first minute of the third quarter to trim the margin to four. asserted
Mabrey → hit → four
Mitchell reached 20 points on a driving layup with 6:03 remaining to give Indiana a 10-point lead. asserted
Mitchell → reach → lead
Fagbenle’s 3-pointer reduced the lead to five with 2:03 to play, but Indiana finished the third quarter on a 9-2 surge to lead 81-69. asserted
Indiana → reduce → surge
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