Caitlin Clark just had one of the best games in WNBA history, and she did it in just 29 minutes.

Caitlin Clark’s meltdown is officially over.

The Indiana Fever star reminded everyone what he’s capable of with a historic performance Friday night to lead his team to a thrilling 110-107 victory over the Seattle Storm. Clark finished with a career-high 45 points and 10 assists to set the Fever’s scoring record and become the first player in WNBA history with a 40-point, 10-assist game.

“I just thought I was aggressive from the start,” Clark said. “I missed a goal, I came back and did the next thing [Aliyah Boston] outside. I am proud of this team. We were down eight with four minutes to play. Just some real toughness, but we’ve got more tomorrow. So that’s great, but let’s move on.”

Clark, who shot 11 of 18 from the field, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and 17 of 19 from the free throw line, added four steals and two blocks, including one late in the fourth quarter that was arguably the biggest play of the night until he hit a game-high 3 on the ensuing possession.

With one minute left to play and the score tied at 102-102, Makayla Timpson turned the ball over and Flau’jae Johnson ran the other way. Clark raced back as well, and with a well-timed swipe he knocked the ball out of Johnson’s hands and off his leg out of bounds.

Down the other side, Clark went one-on-one with Johnson and buried a deep step-back 3 from the left wing to give the Fever a 105-102 advantage. He then closed out the game at the free throw line to tie A’ja Wilson for the second-highest game of the season.

“I mean, it’s cool. I don’t really care,” Clark said, when asked about his record-setting result. “I know what I can do and I know what this team can do, and it’s my job to help us win and be the best team in the WNBA and I don’t think we’re there yet. It’s my responsibility to help us get there. We’re going to keep working.”

Highest scoring games in Fever history

Clark, whose 10 assists led to 19 points for the Fever, also set a WNBA record with 66 points. Furthermore, he only played 29 minutes and his 45 points were the most ever scored by a player in less than 30 minutes.

Friday’s performance ended a frustrating stretch for Clark, who has had a roller coaster season.

After an early slump, he bounced back to win Eastern Conference Player of the Month for June, but late in the month he was on the receiving end of what Fever coach Stephanie White called “two cheap shots” in a controversial loss to the Phoenix Mercury. One of them was the punch in the throat of Alyssa Thomas, which retroactively developed to Flagrant 2 and became a flashpoint, and the other was the place of bad descent that jarred Clark back and forced him aside for two weeks.

Entering Friday, Clark was averaging 11.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, five assists and four turnovers on a 35.1 / 15.8 / 71.4 shooting split in 21.9 minutes in three games since returning. At that time he had he complained publicly about the team’s plan to return to playing again he went up and fell to the officers during a heartbreaking loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday.

But against the Storm, Clark was back to his best to help the Fever get an important win without Boston, who was sidelined with a leg injury. Now 15-10, the Fever are in sixth place, but tied for the fifth-best record in the midst of a crowded playoff race. They are one and a half games behind the Dallas Wings for the top four seed.

Let’s take a look at the top five plays from the best performance of Clark’s career:

5. Left rear feeder

Early in the first quarter, Clark dropped in semi-transition and dropped back to clear the defense, then drove left to Kelsey Mitchell. As Clark got to the elbow, Mitchell cut backdoor and Clark found him with a nice left feed for an and-one.

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Clark entered Friday with 198 career 3-pointers, and added six more — his second most of the season. Early in the second quarter, he made his second of the night on a pass from Tyasha Harris to make it 200. With that shot, she became the fastest player to 200 3s in WNBA history, doing so in 74 career games.

3. Hold deep 3

The Fever trailed by eight in the fourth quarter, but cut the deficit to four with less than three minutes to play. They got even closer when Clark drove to the right, took a bounce from Jade Melbourne and drained a deep 3 to make it a one-point game. That shot gave Clark 38 points and a new career.

2. Clark can also play defense

Clark has never been known for his defense, but he made a number of big plays on that side of the ball Friday; his four steals and two blocks were both season highs. With less than a minute left in the game, he came up with one of the best defensive moments of his career when he ran back in transition to turn a possible go-ahead basket for the Storm into a turnover by stripping Flau’jae Johnson on a layup.

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After Clark forced Johnson into a turnover, the Fever had the ball to lead the fourth quarter. Fever went to a pick-and-roll with Clark and Monique Billings, which Storm blew through a strong fence. Clark had to retreat to midfield, and as the shot clock wound down, he decided to go one on one with Johnson.

He drove and went for one of his patented step-back 3s to the left, catching nothing but the net from 26 feet. The shot not only gave the Fever the lead for good, but gave Clark the first 40-point game of his career.