LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Caitlin Clark scored 24 points and dished nine assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 23 points and the Indiana Fever defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 87-78 on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Clark made her only 3-pointer with 4:51 left in the fourth quarter, pushing Indiana’s lead to 78-63. The Sparks responded with an 11-3 run, capped by a Kelsey Plum shot in the lane that cut the deficit to 83-76 with 1:23 remaining. After an Indiana turnover, Plum missed an open 3-pointer from the corner, and the Fever held on.

Plum led Los Angeles with 25 points. Dearica Hamby added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Sparks, who fell to 0-2. Cameron Brink finished with 11 points and five rebounds.

Indiana shot 31 of 63 from the floor and 16 of 19 from the free-throw line. The Fever outrebounded Los Angeles 35-29 and forced 19 turnovers. Clark also had four rebounds and one block. Mitchell shot 9 of 15 from the field. The Fever improved to 1-1. Attendance was 12,605.