Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever (9-7) drop an ugly 113-96 final to the Atlanta Dream (11-4) from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, in the second half of a home-and-home series.
Caitlin Clark had 26 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the floor, 3-for-7 from 3-point land, and 1-for-2 at the free-throw line to go along with seven assists, three rebounds, and one steal in 34 minutes of play. However, the lackluster depth scoring and countless turnovers once again reared their ugly head for Indiana.
This is the second consecutive game in which the Fever have allowed at least 108 points to Atlanta, raising significant defensive concerns for head coach Stephanie White and her squad moving forward.
As Indiana returns home for back-to-back games against the Phoenix Mercury on June 22 and June 24, they will certainly need to do some soul searching in practice in order to bounce back into the win column.
Final: Dream 113, Fever 96
Indiana drops another game to Atlanta, losing 113-96 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
2:52 4th QTR: Dream 106, Fever 86
Indiana Timeout.
This game has snowballed into arguably one of Indiana’s worst defensive performances of the season, as Clark will likely sit on the bench for the remainder of the game.
Indiana has committed 19 turnovers in this game, leading to 18 points for Atlanta.
Clark will finish with 26 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the floor, 3-for-7 from 3-point land, and 1-for-2 at the free throw line to go along with seven assists, three rebounds, and one steal in 34 minutes of play.
4:30 4th QTR: Dream 99, Fever 86
Although Damiris Dantas provided a spark off the bench, Atlanta continues to find their rhythm from beyond the arc.
However, Angel Reese has picked up her fifth foul of the game on a flagrant 1 penalty for elbowing Dantas.
So far, Clark has 26 points on 11-for-17 shooting from the floor, 3-for-7 from 3-point land, and 1-for-2 at the free throw line to go along with seven assists, three rebounds, and one steal in 33 minutes of play.
8:02 4th QTR: Dream 90, Fever 74
Indiana Timeout.
In the absence of Aliyah Boston due to foul trouble, Indiana has absolutely unraveled offensively, as their turnovers have allowed Atlanta to extend their lead to 16 points.
Outside of Clark, the offensive production is scarce for the second consecutive game.
End of Third Quarter: Dream 84, Fever 74
Indiana ends a chaotic and potentially catastrophic third quarter of play down by 10 points to Atlanta.
Aaliyah Boston has five fouls committed, which poses a significant limitation on the Indiana rotation underneath the basket entering the fourth quarter. Stephanie White could have challenged the call on Boston’s fifth personal foul, which appeared to be incidental contact, but the Fever elected not to review the play.
So far, Clark has 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the floor, 3-for-7 from 3-point land, and 0-for-1 at the free throw line to go along with five assists, three rebounds, and one steal in 28 minutes of play.
1:53 3rd QTR: Dream 76, Fever 69
After reviewing, the officials deemed both the contact by Atlanta’s defender and Aliyah Boston as marginal contact and ruled the play as a no-foul.
Indiana will get an inbound from the sideline.
1:53 3rd QTR: Dream 76, Fever 69
Atlanta has called a timeout to challenge the on-court call that was ruled a defensive foul. They believe Aliyah Boston elbowed the defender, which would be her fifth foul of the game.
Indiana committed eight turnovers in the third quarter, fueling Atlanta’s scoring run.
So far, Clark has 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting from the floor, 3-for-6 from 3-point land, and 0-for-1 at the free throw line to go along with five assists, three rebounds, and one steal in 26 minutes of play.
3:21 3rd QTR: Dream 73, Fever 65
Indiana is absolutely out of control in this third quarter with Aliyah Boston on the bench with her four fouls.
Atlanta on a 13-0 scoring run.
6:07 3rd QTR: Dream 66, Fever 65
Indiana Timeout.
A poorly executed offensive possession by Indiana leads to Angel Reese giving Atlanta a one-point lead and a timeout by Stephanie White.
So far, Clark has 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the floor, 3-for-6 from 3-point land, and 0-for-1 at the free throw line to go along with five assists, three rebounds, and one steal in 21 minutes of play.
Halftime: Fever 59, Dream 56
At halftime, Indiana leads by three points after both teams have had an entertaining offensive showing through the opening two quarters of play.
While Indiana has been hitting their shots so far (20-for-33) from the floor, a potential concern for the Fever moving forward is that the team has zero offensive rebounds at halftime.
Indiana is also on the fringe of potential foul trouble as Monique, Billings, Aliyah, Boston, and Myisha Hines-Allen each have three fouls committed, while Kelsey, Mitchell, Lexi, Hall, and Caitlin Clark all have two fouls.
So far, Clark has 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the floor, 3-for-5 from 3-point land, and 0-for-1 at the free throw line to go along with four assists, two rebounds, and one steal in 18 minutes of play.
4:48 2nd QTR: Fever 46, Dream 44
After review, the challenge is successful.
Atlanta gets possession out of bounds after the ball dribbles off Caitlin Clark’s shoe.
4:48 2nd QTR: Fever 46, Dream 44
Atlanta has called a timeout to challenge the call on the court, which was Indiana possession out of bounds.
So far, Clark has 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor, 3-for-5 from 3-point land, and 0-for-1 at the free throw line to go along with two rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 13 minutes of play. However, Clark has committed two fouls.
5:18 2nd QTR: Fever 44, Dream 40
Indiana Timeout.
Stephanie White calls a timeout to regroup her squad as Atlanta has cut the lead to just four points.
So far, Clark has 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor and 3-for-5 from 3-point land, to go along with two rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 12 minutes of play. However, Clark has committed two fouls in the second quarter, which could be a concern moving forward.
Many of the fouls called by officials are for marginal (if any at all) contact, which could also cause irritation among players throughout the rest of the game.
6:34 2nd QTR: Fever 44, Dream 35
Officials are reviewing a possible hostile act by Angel Reese as she made contact with Boston’s face when going up for a layup.
Reese was fouled on the play, but her contact with Boston after the whistle was not enough to warrant a technical foul.
That was Boston’s second personal foul.
7:35 2nd QTR: Fever 41, Dream 33
After playing the entire first quarter, Caitlin Clark has checked back into the game.
8:20 2nd QTR: Fever 39, Dream 33
After review, the challenge is successful.
Cunningham will not be charged with a foul.
Indiana will inbound the ball from the sideline.
8:20 2nd QTR: Fever 39, Dream 33
Indiana Timeout.
The Fever are challenging a shooting foul on Sophie Cunningham that they believe had no contact with Naz Hillman.
If the call stands, it will be Cunningham’s second foul of the game.
End of First Quarter: Fever 37, Dream 30
At the end of the first quarter, Indiana leads Atlanta by seven points thanks to a sensational offensive performance from Caitlin Clark.
So far, Clark has 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the floor and 3-for-4 from 3-point land, to go along with one assist and one steal in 10 minutes of play.
Monique Billings (7 points) and Myisha Hines-Allen each have seven points, to pair with Aliyah Boston’s six and Kelsey Mitchell’s four points as ancillary scoring to aid Clark.
3:04 1st QTR: Dream 24, Fever 23
Officials are reviewing a potential flagrant foul on a hostile act after the whistle.
The call on the floor is a free throw from Mitchell, but then a technical foul is called on the former Buckeye for flailing after the defensive contact.
4:44 1st QTR: Fever 23, Dream 19
Media Timeout.
Caitlin Clark is absolutely scorching hot to start this game as she is shooting perfectly from the floor entering the first quarter media break.
So far, Clark has 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the floor and 3-for-3 from 3-point land in five minutes of play.
Indiana Fever Starting Five
Indiana Fever Injury Report
For the 11th consecutive game, Caitlin Clark was listed on the day-before injury report as probable before being upgraded to available on the game day injury report with her back soreness.
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