Napheesa Collier scored 31 points and Kayla McBride scored eight of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help the Minnesota Lynx clinch a playoff spot with a 90-80 win over Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday night.

Minnesota (22-8), which defeated the two-time reigning champion Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday, has won six straight games, including five by double figures since returning from the Olympic break.

Clark, the No. 1 pick in the draft, led Indiana (13-16) with 23 points and eight assists and became the fastest player in league history (29 games) to score at least 500 points (520) and record 200 assists (240).

Bridget Carleton sank a 3-pointer to give the Lynx a 10-point lead with 7:49 left. Lexie Hull then sank two layups around a 3-pointer to cut Indiana’s deficit to 72-69 with 6:16 left.

McBride answered with a jumper and then sank two more 3-pointers in a 14-2 run that extended the lead to 15 points with 3:23 left.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for the Fever. Aliyah Boston added 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Carleton made four 3-pointers to finish with 16 points for Minnesota, with Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman each adding 10 points.

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The Lynx held a ceremony immediately following the game to present Maya Moore Irons with jersey number 23. She joins Seimone Augustus (No. 33), Rebekkah Brunson (No. 32), Sylvia Fowles (No. 34) and Lindsay Whalen (No. 13) as the only players in franchise history to receive this honor.

Moore Irons — Clark’s favorite player growing up — helped the Lynx to four WNBA championships, was the 2014 MVP and the 2013 Finals MVP. The 2011 Rookie of the Year, Moore Irons was a six-time All-Star and won All-Star Game MVP honors three times.