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title: "Caitlin Clark posts WNBA's first 40-point, 10-assist game"
description: "Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark became the first player in WNBA history to record at least 40 points and 10 assists in a single game, pouring in a career-high 45 as the Fever edged the Seattle Storm. She also became the fastest player to 200 career three-pointers."
category: "Sports"
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author: "Hannah Brooks"
published: 2026-07-18T04:30:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-18T04:30:00.000Z
canonical: https://newsparlor.com/article/caitlin-clark-40-point-10-assist-wnba-first
tags: ["wnba", "basketball", "caitlin-clark", "indiana-fever", "record"]
---
# Caitlin Clark posts WNBA's first 40-point, 10-assist game

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark became the first player in WNBA history to record at least 40 points and 10 assists in a single game, pouring in a career-high 45 as the Fever edged the Seattle Storm. She also became the fastest player to 200 career three-pointers.

Caitlin Clark added another line to the record books on Friday, becoming the first player in the history of the WNBA to score at least 40 points and hand out at least 10 assists in the same game.

The Indiana Fever guard finished with a career-high 45 points and 10 assists as Indiana held off the Seattle Storm, [ESPN reported](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49387955/fever-caitlin-clark-records-wnba-1st-40-point-10-assist-double-double). No player in the league's near three-decade history had previously paired 40 points with double-digit assists in a single outing, a combination that captures both the scoring and the playmaking that have made Clark the sport's biggest draw.

## An efficient explosion

Clark did her damage efficiently, making 11 of 18 shots from the field and burying six three-pointers, [according to game accounts](https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article/caitlin-clark-sets-career-high-with-45-points-as-fever-eke-out-win-over-wnba-worst-storm-014352760.html). The 45 points surpassed her previous career best, and she added several steals for good measure, controlling the game at both ends over roughly 29 minutes on the floor.

The scoring outburst carried Indiana to a narrow win over Seattle, one of the league's weaker sides this season, in a game that stayed competitive into the closing minutes before Clark's shooting settled it.

## Milestones stacking up

The 40-and-10 mark was not the only record to fall. In the same stretch of her young career, Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 200 career three-pointers, hitting the milestone in fewer games than any player before her, a reflection of the range and volume of shooting that defined her college career and has translated to the professional game.

Since entering the league in 2024, Clark has repeatedly rewritten records for scoring and assists and drawn sharp increases in attendance and television ratings wherever the Fever play. Friday's performance was the latest evidence of a player reshaping expectations for what a guard can do.

## What it means for Indiana

Beyond the history, the win mattered in the standings for a Fever team trying to secure its place in the playoff race. Clark's ability to score in bunches while still setting up teammates gives Indiana a template for winning tight games, and, on nights like this, an individual talent capable of deciding them almost single-handedly.

For a league enjoying a surge of attention, another first from its most recognisable player is exactly the kind of moment that keeps new fans watching.