A 17-point third quarter
Indiana beat Dallas 98-87 in Indianapolis overnight. Caitlin Clark scored 29 points.
The game turned after halftime. Clark poured in 17 points in the third quarter alone. She missed her first five three-point attempts before finally knocking one down on her sixth try. Her final line: 11 made shots from 18 attempts.
There was a scare. Clark went off late in the first half, apparently bothered by an ankle issue. She returned to start the second half. It’s her fourth straight game with at least 20 points.
Indiana got plenty of help around her. Kelsey Mitchell added 23 points, Aliyah Boston finished with 16. Off the bench, Tyasha Harris buried all five of her three-point attempts for 15 points. The lead stretched over the first five minutes of the final quarter.
Try it for $0.99.
Bueckers kept Dallas alive
On the other side, Paige Bueckers matched Clark for scoring with 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting. She had already put up 8 points in the opening quarter, more than half of Dallas’s total at that stage.
Arike Ogunbowale turned up the heat in the second half to finish on 20 points. Odyssey Sims added 11. Dallas hung around thanks to the free-throw line, going 18-for-20 there.
At the break, Dallas led 37-35 despite shooting only 35%. Neither side ever got more than five points clear. After three quarters, the Wings were still in front, 66-63, with Bueckers on 25.
Indiana keeps rolling before the road trip
The Fever are now 22-12. Three wins in a row, eight from their last 10. The form is hard to ignore.
Dallas slips to 20-15 and the race for playoff spots is getting tighter. Indiana’s next stretch looks tougher: after two home games, the team heads out for five straight on the road. Clark’s ankle will be worth watching.
Discover the rest of the WNBA news on our mathodds website and app!
in your pocket.
Real-time notifications & alerts
Leave a Reply