The Fever needed someone to step up on Sunday against the Sun, and that's exactly what Kelsey Mitchell did.
The veteran guard led Indiana to a fierce comeback in Connecticut as the team dealt with more adversity. The Fever saw Sophie Cunningham go down with an injury while the Sun took a 19-point lead into halftime, but Mitchell helped lead a second-half comeback to force overtime and eventually win, 99-93.
Indiana was already missing Caitlin Clark for the game before Cunningham went down, making Mitchell's performance even more impressive. In the end, Mitchell produced a career high output to help pull off the victory.
Here's a look at Mitchell's performance.
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Kelsey Mitchell stats vs. Sun
- Minutes: 40
- Points: 38
- Rebounds: 1
- Assists: 6
- Steals: 2
- Turnovers: 3
- FGM/FGA: 11/22
- FTM/FTA: 11/12
- 3PM/3PA: 5/8
Mitchell had just four points in the first half, meaning she totaled 34 points in the second half and overtime to help execute the comeback. The 38 points ties her career-best mark as Indiana needed every single point to win this game.
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Kelsey Mitchell highlights vs. Sun
Scoring 38 points, it's probably no surprise that there were plenty of highlights from Mitchell's performance.
KELSEY MITCHELL IS COLD-BLOODED.
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 17, 2025
She's up to a season-high 36 PTS as the Fever take the lead in OT!
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MAKE THAT A CAREER-HIGH TYING 38 PTS 🤩
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 17, 2025
Kelsey Mitchell's scored all 10 of the Fever's points in OT!
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KELSEY MITCHELL TODAY 🔥🔥
— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) August 17, 2025
• 38 POINTS
• 6 ASSISTS
• 2 STEALS
• 5/8 3PM
• 11/22 FG
• 40 MINUTES PLAYEDpic.twitter.com/KcpWn0kXsb
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Indiana Fever injuries
The Fever have been dealing with a variety of injuries of late, making Mitchell's performance more important. Among those injuries are Caitlin Clark's groin injury that has sidelined her since the middle of July, Sydney Colson's torn ACL and Aari MacDonald's broken right foot.
Then, on Sunday, Sophie Cunningham went down with a knee injury as the Fever ruled her out immediately. Therefore, Mitchell stepped up as one of the core healthy players on the court.
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