Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots over Dallas Wings guard Sevgi Uzun (1) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points with eight assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 30 points and the duo combined to hit 12 of Indiana’s 16 3-pointers to help the Indiana Fever beat the Dallas Wings 110-109 on Sunday.

Clark, whose 329 assists are a single-season WNBA record, has a rookie-record 761 points this season, breaking the mark set by Seimone Augustus (744) in 2006.

Indiana (20-19), which was coming off back-to-back losses to the two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, clinched the No. 6 seed in the playoffs, which begin next Sunday. The Fever will play the third-seeded Connecticut Sun, who won three of the four regular-season matchups between the teams, in the first round.

Indiana tied its franchise record for single-game scoring and tied its season high for made 3s. The Fever made 38 of 76 from the field, shot 47 percent from 3-point range and hit 18 of 21 (86 percent) from the free-throw line.

Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally scored 27 points apiece for the Wings and Natasha Howard added 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Dallas (9-30) has lost eight games in a row.

Lynx 88,

Liberty 79

NEW YORK — Bridget Carleton scored 19 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty to keep alive their slim chances at the top seed in the WNBA playoffs. Minnesota needs to win its final two games and have New York lose both to earn the top seed. The Lynx extended their lead over the Connecticut Sun for the No. 2 seed. The Lynx came into Sunday with a one-game lead over the Sun. Connecticut and Minnesota play on Tuesday for the final time in the regular season and the Sun already hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. Breanna Stewart had a huge effort in the loss with 38 points and 18 rebounds.

Dream 76,

Mystics 73 (OT)

WASHINGTON — Tina Charles had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Naz Hillmon made the go-ahead shot in overtime and the Atlanta Dream defeated the Washington Mystics in overtime to stay alive in the WNBA playoff chase. Hillmon’s 22-footer as the shot clock expired gave Atlanta a 74-73 lead with 1:35 remaining in overtime and Rhyne Howard hit two free throws with 59 seconds left for the game’s final points. Emily Engstler’s 3-pointer gave the Mystics the early lead in overtime, 73-70 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining, but they did not score again. Their final two shots were desperation 3-point airballs.