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· collected 2026-08-19 · by AP; Reuters
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 player for the Indiana Fever, tied a record in a recent WNBA game against the Toronto Tempo. She scored 29 points before leaving the game and did not return. This achievement marked her 20th consecutive game with 20 or more points, which ties a record previously held by A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces for the longest such streak in WNBA history. The Fever won the game 101-95, with teammate Caitlin Clark contributing 24 points to the team's fifth straight victory. Mitchell has also set another record this season by scoring 20 or more points alongside Clark in a game 16 times, surpassing the previous record of 15 held by Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter in 2008.
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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.
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Fever → tie → victory
Clark and Mitchell have each scored 20 or more in the same game 16 times this season, a WNBA record.
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Clark → score → record
Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter did it 15 times with Phoenix in 2008.
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Taurasi → do → 2008
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mitchell → say → injury
Clark added seven assists for the Fever (24-12) and Aliyah Boston chipped in with 16 points.
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Boston → add → points
Sophie Cunningham scored 13 points off the bench.
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Cunningham → score → bench
The Tempo (10-24) were outshot 52.9% to 39.1% as they lost their 11th game in a row.
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they → outshoot → row
Marina Mabrey led the Tempo with 22 points.
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Mabrey → lead → points
Brittney Sykes returned from a foot injury to score 15 points.
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Sykes → return → points
Toronto reserve Aneesah Morrow had 14 points and 16 rebounds.
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Morrow → have → points
Temi Fagbenle added 13 points off the bench and Kiki Rice scored 10.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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that → set → 1:25
Mabrey nailed two consecutive 3-pointers to trim the lead to 97-93 with 59 seconds left.
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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.
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Rice → have → foul
The Fever led 33-23 on 61.9% (13-for-21) shooting after one quarter.
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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.
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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.
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pointer → battle → 57
Indiana shot 59% in the first half while Toronto made 42.2%.
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Toronto → shoot → %
Mabrey hit two 2-pointers in the first minute of the third quarter to trim the margin to four.
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Mabrey → hit → four
Mitchell reached 20 points on a driving layup with 6:03 remaining to give Indiana a 10-point lead.
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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.
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Indiana → reduce → surge
