The Indiana Fever played another game on Wednesday night without the services of second-year guard Caitlin Clark. The way the second quarter went for the Fever, you would not have known she did not play.
It was quite the quarter, as Indiana poured in a season high 35 points en route to a 55-50 lead over the Phoenix Mercury at halftime.
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Sophie Cunningham got the start once again for the Fever in the game. She started alongside Natasha Howard, Aliyah Boston, Aari McDonald and Kelsey Mitchell.
Lexie Hull came off the bench and played eight minutes in the first half of the game.
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The Fever came into this game with a 14-12 record, and winners of back-to-back games. Following this game, Indiana will head out on the road for four straight games. The next time the Fever are at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is August 9 against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky.
The road trip for Indiana will start against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings, before trips to Seattle, Los Angeles, and a rematch against the Mercury.
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Phoenix started the game with the second-best record in the West. They were 1609 and scoring 78.8 points per game, which is third in the league.
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