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08/14 21:08 CDT Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston come up big in 2nd half and propel Fever past Wings 98-87 Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston come up big in 2nd half and propel Fever past Wings 98-87 By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Caitlin Clark scored 16 of her 29 points in the third quarter Friday night, and Aliyah Boston scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth to help the Indiana Fever get past the Dallas Wings 98-87 in a key game for playoff position. Clark also had 10 assists while Boston had 12 rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell added 23 points, and Tyasha Harris --- who hadn't made a field goal in the previous six games --- was 5-of-5 shooting, all 3-pointers, to finish with 15 points. Clark had her 20th career game with at least 20 points and 10 assists, the most in league history. Mitchell scored at least 20 points for the 18th consecutive game to extend her WNBA single-season record, the second-longest streak in WNBA history (A'ja Wilson, 20 games). The Fever won for the eighth time in 10 games and now hold a half-game lead over the Atlanta Dream for the No. 4 spot in the eight-team postseason field. Paige Bueckers had 29 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead the Wings, who have lost seven of 10. Arike Ogunbowale added 20 points. The Wings slipped into a tie for seventh with the Washington Mystics and will meet the Fever for the final time this season Thursday in Dallas. And for a change, the only drama Friday happened on the court. Bueckers and Clark traded baskets throughout a classic third quarter in which neither team could pull away. Indiana opened the fourth on a 15-2 run, capped by Clark's second 3 of the game to turn a three-point deficit into a 78-68 lead. Dallas closed the deficit to 78-73, but Indiana scored four straight to retake an 82-73 lead with 4:37 left and Dallas never recovered as Harris' late 3s sealed the victory.

Up next Wings: Host Golden State on Monday. Fever: Visit Atlanta on Sunday. ___ AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball