Minnesota hosts Indiana after Clark's 27-point performance

Indiana Fever (28-15, 14-6 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (32-11, 20-3 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever visits the Minnesota Lynx after Caitlin Clark scored 27 points in the Fever's 96-77 victory against the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx are 14-7 on their home court. Minnesota is fourth in the WNBA averaging 91.0 points and is shooting 47.7% from the field. The Fever are 13-8 in road games. Indiana averages 96.7 points and has outscored opponents by 6.2 points per game. Minnesota averages 91.0 points per game, 0.5 more points than the 90.5 Indiana gives up. Indiana has shot at a 49.1% clip from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points above the 43.7% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Fever won 96-77 in the last matchup on Sept. 23. TOP PERFORMERS: Natasha Howard is shooting 59.2% and averaging 14.7 points for the Lynx. Kayla McBride is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games. Clark is scoring 22.8 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 6-4, averaging 85.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 21.0 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.5 points per game. Fever: 7-3, averaging 98.1 points, 32.5 rebounds, 20.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 90.9 points. INJURIES: Lynx: Anastasiia Olairi Kosu: out (foot), Olivia Miles: out (calf), Emma Cechova: out for season (knee). Fever: Damiris Dantas: out for season (knee). ------ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.