The Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever put on a show Sunday afternoon for a national TV audience watching on ABC.Fans may have tuned in to see Caitlin Clark, but Lynx rookie Olivia Miles took the spotlight along with Clarks teammate Kelsey Mitchell in a 108-100 win for Minnesota. Mitchell finished with 37 points, one under her career-high, to lead all scorers. She shot 14-of-21 from the floor, including knocking down 6-of-8 3-pointers. Clark followed with 19 points and 10 assists, but missed a couple of 3-pointers in crunch time that couldve given Indiana the lead. She shot 2-for-9 from behind the arc. The Fever cut Minnesotas lead to 98-96 with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter with a Mitchell 3-pointer closing a 12-0 run. (Mitchell scored 7 points during the surge.) Kelsey Mitchell drills her sixth three to make it a 2-point game pic.twitter.com/9Zy3JIh8uv Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 2, 2026Trailing 100-98 with 2:37 left, Indiana had a chance to take the lead on an Aliyah Boston 3-pointer. But she paused before deciding to shoot and traveled while taking a step toward the arc. Following Natasha Howard giving the Lynx a four-point lead, Clark then missed two consecutive 3s. Makayla Timpson got a layup to cut Minnesotas lead to five with under a minute to go. But Courtney Williams then sank the dagger with 32.7 seconds remaining, hitting a floater to put Minnesota ahead 107-100. The Lynx ended a furiously paced first quarter with a 36-33 lead. The 69 combined points tied a WNBA record for most scored in a games opening 10 minutes. Mitchell had 17 points, hitting all four of her 3-point shots to lead the Fever. Miles countered with 9 for Minnesota, shooting 4-for-4 from the floor, with 4 assists. Kelsey Mitchell the player you are Mitchell came out SCORCHING HOT in the 1Q and dropped 17 PTS and went 4-4 from beyond the arcIND-MIN | ABCTap to watch: https://t.co/InMXgma0dFpic.twitter.com/lRc6CIyMnM WNBA (@WNBA) August 2, 2026During a halftime interview with ESPNs Holly Rowe, Miles said that having to defend Mitchell was her Welcome to the W moment. Yet the rookie gave her veteran opponent plenty to handle as well. Minnesota showed why its the best team in the WNBA during the second quarter, pulling away to go into the half with a 64-53 lead. Miles scored 14 points, shooting 6-for-8 in the frame. A master class of a first half for the rook, Olivia Miles Miles was scoring from all three levels, as she finished the first 2Q's of play with 23 PTSHer ability to score has the @minnesotalynx up 64-53 against the Fever pic.twitter.com/YOMxddGGSV WNBA (@WNBA) August 2, 2026The Lynx increased their lead to 71-56 at the 8:11 mark of the third quarter, but Indiana went on a 15-6 run to trim its deficit to six points. Minnesota restored its lead to 11 points by the end of the quarter with Napheesa Collier scoring 8 points in the final three minutes. This story will be updated with more information.