The Indiana Fever will be chasing their fifth straight victory Tuesday night when they visit the Toronto Tempo.
The Tempo, meanwhile, will be trying to snap a 10-game losing streak.
“I thought we didn’t come out with the appropriate energy that we want, I probably won’t blame that all on just defense,” Tempo coach Sandy Brondello said. “I didn’t think we had an aggressive mentality, but we found it.”
Indiana sits in the fourth playoff spot with Atlanta fifth. The Fever opened a five-game road trip Sunday with a 95-91 overtime victory over the Atlanta Dream. Indiana used a 17-9 fourth quarter to tie the game at 81. The Tempo last played Wednesday when they absorbed a 94-88 loss to the Dallas Wings to conclude a five-game road trip. In their loss at Dallas, the Tempo fell behind 27-17 after the first quarter but made a game of it with a 30-24 fourth quarter.
With the win on Sunday, the Fever split the four-game season series with the Dream.
Clark had 26 points and nine assists. Kelsey Mitchell and Makayla Timpson added 20 points each. Mitchell has scored 20 or more points in 27 games this season.
“So, this was a really important one for us to come in and get. That’s kind of like the story of this whole road trip. This is the last matchup with a lot of these teams that we have, and a lot of these teams are really good and possible teams we’ll maybe see in the playoffs.
“We’re all aware of the standings and the seedings,” Indiana’s Caitlin Clark said.
