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Caitlin Clark Scores 24 as a 44-Minute Fourth Quarter of Technical Fouls and an Ejection Frames Indiana Fever's 86-77 Win Over Phoenix Mercury

6/23/2026

Indiana Fever defeated the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night, with Caitlin Clark finishing with 24 points and nine assists to pace the offense.

The win was nearly consumed by a combustible fourth quarter — stretching 44 minutes in real time — that featured a cascade of technical fouls, a player ejection, and the reignition of a documented rivalry between Clark and Phoenix forward DeWanna Bonner.

Clark-Bonner Tension Erupts With Seven Minutes Left The flashpoint arrived with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, when Clark and Bonner locked up on a physical possession.

The two exchanged words, and officials assessed Clark with her fifth technical foul of the season.