Clark leads Indiana against Toronto after 34-point showing
Indiana Fever (26-14, 13-5 Eastern Conference) at Toronto Tempo (11-29, 5-11 Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Fever -12.5; over/under is 189.5
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever takes on the Toronto Tempo after Caitlin Clark scored 34 points in the Fever's 111-91 win against the Connecticut Sun.
The Tempo are 5-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto averages 14.0 turnovers per game and is 5- when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Fever are 13-5 in Eastern Conference play. Indiana has the WNBA's best offense averaging 97.0 points while shooting 49.2%.
Toronto averages 9.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 7.8 per game Indiana gives up. Indiana averages 10.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than Toronto allows.
The teams play for the third time this season. The Fever won the last matchup 101-95 on Aug. 18. Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points to help lead the Fever to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Laura Juskaite is scoring 10.3 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Tempo. Kiki Rice is averaging 14.6 points and 2.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Clark is averaging 22.5 points and 8.3 assists for the Fever. Mitchell is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tempo: 1-9, averaging 82.3 points, 34.0 rebounds, 18.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 94.3 points per game.
Fever: 7-3, averaging 98.5 points, 32.5 rebounds, 20.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 91.8 points.
INJURIES: Tempo: Aneesah Morrow: out for season (knee), Brittney Sykes: out for season (foot), Marina Mabrey: out (adductor).
Fever: Damiris Dantas: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.