Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever (24-14) suffer their second consecutive loss as they drop a matchup against the New York Liberty (23-15) by a 109-102 score at Barclays Center on Saturday night.
Unfortunately, Clark’s missed free throws and an inopportunely late foul with the team down by one possession ultimately played a major part in the loss as the Fever could not finish off a late comeback attempt.
Clark scored 21 points on 9 for 18 shooting, 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 1 for 4 from the free-throw line, alongside seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal in 35 minutes.
Indiana will look to bounce back on Sunday from Chicago’s United Center when they face the Chicago Sky (15-22) at 6 p.m. CT.
Final: Liberty 109, Fever 102
Indiana can’t complete a late comeback attempt against New York as they fall 109-102 at Barclays Center on Saturday night.
Unfortunately, Clark’s missed free throws and an inopportunely late foul with the team down by one possession ultimately played a major part in the loss.
Clark finished with 21 points on 9 for 18 shooting, 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 1 for 4 from the free-throw line, alongside seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal in 35 minutes.
0:44 4th QTR: Liberty 103, Fever 100
Fever Timeout.
Stephanie White calls a timeout to orchestrate her offense down by three with just 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Clark has 21 points on 9 for 17 shooting, 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal in 34 minutes.
3:13 4th QTR: Liberty 96, Fever 95
Fever Timeout.
Stephanie White calls a timeout to set up her offense in the final three minutes of the game.
Clark has 21 points on 9 for 17 shooting, 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside six assists and four rebounds in 32 minutes.
4:08 4th QTR: Liberty 96, Fever 95
Liberty Timeout.
Indiana is making a solid offensive run, cutting the deficit to just one point and forcing New York to take a timeout.
Clark has 21 points on 9 for 16 shooting, 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside six assists and four rebounds in 31 minutes.
5:51 4th QTR: Liberty 96, Fever 88
Media Timeout.
New York has been shooting the lights out from 3-point distance, but the Fever are staying close on the scoreboard.
Clark has 19 points on 8 for 15 shooting, 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside six assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes.
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End of Third Quarter: Liberty 85, Fever 78
At the end of the third quarter, New York used a furious scoring run to expand their lead to seven points over Indiana.
Clark has 17 points on 7 for 13 shooting, 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside five assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes.
4:33 3rd QTR: Liberty 71, Fever 67
Media Timeout.
In a fast-paced start to the third quarter, the Fever and Liberty are seemingly matching buckets as New York holds a four-point lead into the media timeout.
Clark has 15 points on 6 for 12 shooting, 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside three rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes.
Halftime: Liberty 53, Fever 49
At the halftime break, New York leads Indiana by four points following defensive adjustments that have stymied Caitlin Clark and the rest of the Fever lineup.
Clark has 10 points on 4 for 10 shooting, 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside three rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes.
1:27 2nd QTR: Liberty 51, Fever 45
Indiana Timeout.
Stephanie White calls a timeout to stem the momentum of New York.
Clark has 10 points on 4 for 10 shooting, 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line, alongside three rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes.
3:26 2nd QTR: Fever 44, Liberty 44
Liberty Timeout.
Indiana has tied the game at 44 through a bucket by Kelsey Mitchell off a nifty assist by Caitlin Clark.
Clark has nine points on 4 for 9 shooting and 1 for 4 from 3-point range, alongside three rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes.
5:59 2nd QTR: Liberty 41, Fever 34
Liberty Timeout.
New York is playing exceptional defense to start the second quarter, forcing Indiana to play catch-up early.
However, Caitlin Clark and Company are trying to close the gap with their fast-paced style of play.
Clark has six points on 3 for 8 shooting, alongside two rebounds in 12 minutes.
End of First Quarter: Liberty 33, Fever 26
The Liberty closed the opening quarter on a 16-7 scoring run to grab a 33-26 lead heading into the second quarter.
Caitlin Clark has two points on 1 for 4 shooting. Clark has added two boards.
New York is shooting 65% from the field, and Indiana is shooting 59%. Two of the WNBA’s top-five scoring offenses are delivering in the early going.
Mitchell has nine points to lead the Fever.
3:47 1st QTR: Fever 18, Liberty 17
Aliyah Boston connects through contact and has an and-1 free throw coming up out of the game’s opening media timeout.
Fun start between these two teams.
Caitlin Clark with an early two points on 1 for 3 shooting. Clark has added a pair of rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell leading the way for the Fever with an early seven points.
Indiana Fever starting five
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Caitlin Clark Autograph Session
Caitlin Clark meets fans before the game
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