Indiana Fever beat WNBA's best team, the New York Liberty, Caitlin Clark has triple-double
The Indiana Fever return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse today for the first time since June 19.
Indiana is 8-13 and will take on the New York Liberty, who owns the best record in the WNBA (17-3). The Liberty has beaten the Fever three times this season.
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Final: Indiana Fever beat New York Liberty, the best team in the WNBA
The Fever finally did it. They beat the New York Liberty.
Caitlin Clark had 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. What a game by the rookie.
Aliyah Boston had 18 points and eight rebounds. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Fever 83, Liberty 78
A signature win for the Fever, who take down the league-leading New York Liberty, 83-78.
Fever are now 9-13, and Caitlin Clark has the Fever’s first triple-double. pic.twitter.com/5iUfKbriVO— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) July 6, 2024
0:10.9 left 4Q: Aliyah Boston gives Indiana Fever a little cushion
Coming out of a timeout, Aliyah Boston was fouled and made two free throws to extend the lead to three.
Fever 81, Liberty 78
0:29.2 left 4Q: Indiana Fever lead New York Liberty late
Aliyah Boston gave the Fever a 77-75 lead with a layup. Lexie Hull extended Indiana's lead with a basket. Sabrina Ionescu cut the lead to one with a deep 3.
Fever 79, Liberty 78
Aliyah Boston for the lead‼️ pic.twitter.com/WRaI42Gr2o
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
2:04 left 4Q: Kelsey Mitchell ties it up with a 3-pointer
Indiana lost the coach's challenge. Regardless, New York missed both free throws.
Kelsey Mitchell made a 3 to tie the game at 75-75. The Fever are on a 7-0 run.
Fever 75, Liberty 75
Kelsey Mitchell with the triple for the tie! pic.twitter.com/MHXlED6Qmn
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
3:47 left 4Q: Liberty remain in lead late in fourth quarter
Going into a timeout, Indiana is challenging a foul call on Lexie Hull. The Fever are shooting 45% from the floor.
Liberty 75, Fever 69
Lexie Hull grabs the board and drives in for the bucket 💥 pic.twitter.com/xm6DSfy9JX
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
5:45 left 4Q: Caitlin Clark gets first career triple-double
New York started the quarter on a 4-0 run. The Liberty took an 11-point lead at that point. Caitlin Clark scored at 8:08 to cut the lead to nine points.
Clark grabbed her 10th rebound at 7:07. She has a triple-double of 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. That's the first of her career.
Clark became the first rookie to record a triple-double in the history of the WNBA. She's also the first member of the Fever to get a triple-double.
Liberty 71, Fever 62
Caitlin Clark knocks down the floater. pic.twitter.com/FwOG69JlRe
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
End of 3Q: Fever down by 7 going into fourth
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton extended the Liberty's lead to seven with a 3-pointer at 1:32. Aliyah Boston responded with a layup for the Fever. Laney-Hamilton hit a jumper with 2 seconds left.
Caitlin Clark has 13 points and 10 assists.
Liberty 62, Fever 55
1:54 left 3Q: Fever trail Liberty by 4
Kelsey Mitchell cut into New York's lead with a 3-pointer at 1:55.
Liberty 57, Fever 53
KELSEY MITCHELL FROM DEEP pic.twitter.com/aguwwU7fJA
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) July 6, 2024
Aliyah Boston stole the ball from Jonquel Jones under the basket and kicked it out to Kelsey Mitchell, who sunk the 3-pointer for the Fever's first points in five minutes.
Fever still trail, 57-53. Caitlin Clark is three rebounds away from a triple-double.— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) July 6, 2024
4:38 left 3Q: Liberty holds 7-point lead over Fever
Katie Lou Samuelson hit a 3 at 9:00. She scored again at 7:54.
Sabrina Ionescu tied the game at 46-46 with a jumper. From there, New York scored four straight points to take a 50-46 lead. NaLyssa Smith scored on a layup at 6:06 to cut the lead to two.
Aliyah Boston tied the game at 50-50 but Betnijah Laney-Hamilton broke the tie with a jumper. Ionescu scored five straight points to give New York a 57-50 advantage.
Liberty 57, Fever 50
33 for 3!
Katie Lou Samuelson drains the triple. pic.twitter.com/xfni1PMD05— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
an All-Star connection 🤝
Aliyah Boston finds Kelsey Mitchell for the easy bucket. pic.twitter.com/7rjz5xmUEd— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
Halftime: Fever holds slim lead over Liberty
Jonquel Jones' layup at 2:50 gave the Liberty its first lead of the game at 32-31. NaLyssa Smith gave the Fever the lead back at 2:42. Sabrina Ionescu took the lead back with a 3-pointer at 2:27.
Smith tied things up at 35-35 with a layup. Boston gave Indiana a 37-35 advantage with a layup. Boston made another layup at 1:11.
Caitlin Clark has 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
Fever 39, Liberty 38
Caitlin Clark's dime to NaLyssa Smith for the wide open layup 👏 pic.twitter.com/2pahaULjqo
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
3:15 left 2Q: Liberty makes comeback vs. Fever
The Liberty scored four straight points coming out of the time. They are within two points now.
Jonquel Jones made one of two free throws for the Liberty at 4:06. New York trails Indiana by one.
Fever 31, Liberty 30
Whatever offensive firepower the Fever had in the first quarter has vanished, as they haven't scored in over four minutes.
Indiana is clinging onto a one-point lead, 31-30, at the 3:15 mark of the second.— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) July 6, 2024
5:33 left 2Q: Liberty closes gap against Fever
Damiris Dantas, Erica Wheeler and Caitlin Clark scored for the Fever to start the second quarter. Dantas' basket was a 3-pointer, which was the first of her Fever career.
Fever 31, Liberty 25
Erica Wheeler comes flying through for the layup ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/0PLY6GCtp7
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
Damiris Dantas knocks down her first three in a Fever jersey 🔥 pic.twitter.com/JgHd6hcn22
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
End of 1Q: Caitlin Clark hits 3 3s against New York Liberty
Breanna Stewart scored the Liberty's first field goal at 6:25. Kelsey Mitchell answered with a basket. At 5:07, Caitlin Clark drilled another 3-pointer. Aliyah Boston and NaLyssa Smith scored for the Fever as well. But New York made three straight 3s to get back into it.
Smith made it 21-12 with a pullup jumper. At 3:04, Clark sunk her third 3 of the game. Stewart cut the lead to 10 with a layup at 2:02. Kayla Thornton hit a shot with 35 seconds left for the Liberty. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton scored with 2 seconds left for New York as well.
Indiana shot 53% from the floor while New York was at 39%.
Fever 24, Liberty 18
Caitlin Clark steps back and lets another deep triple fly 🏹 pic.twitter.com/9gjBE8o0P5
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
6:42 left 1Q: Caitlin Clark, Fever start quickly vs. Liberty
Indiana started the game on an 8-0 run. Caitlin Clark hit a 3 and then added another basket. Aliyah Boston also scored for the Fever. Breanna Stewart broke the run with a free throw, but Boston followed that up with another basket. Make that a 10-1 run for Indiana.
Fever 10, Liberty 1
Caitlin Clark takes it all the way to the rack 💨 pic.twitter.com/kJrwzSPAcg
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
Caitlin Clark pulls up and knocks down the triple.
we are underway at @GainbridgeFH 🔥 pic.twitter.com/uq6aHTIL2t— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 6, 2024
Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty start time, date
1 p.m. ET Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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TV: CBS
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2024 Fever schedule
This is the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV info; all times are ET; ^-preseason.
Date, day | place, opponent | Time, TV/results |
May 3, Fri. | at Dallas^ | |
May 9, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta^ | |
May 14, Tues. | at Connecticut | |
May 16, Thurs. | vs. New York | |
May 18, Sat. | at New York | |
May 20, Mon. | vs. Connecticut | |
May 22, Wed. | at Seattle | |
May 24, Fri. | at Los Angeles | |
May 25, Sat. | at Las Vegas | |
May 28, Tues. | vs. Los Angeles | |
May 30, Thurs. | vs. Seattle | |
June 1, Sat. | vs. Chicago* | |
June 2, Sun. | at New York* | |
June 7, Fri. | at Washington* | |
June 10, Mon. | at Connecticut* | |
June 13, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta* | |
June 16, Sun. | vs. Chicago | |
June 19, Wed. | vs. Washington | |
June 21, Fri. | at Atlanta | |
June 23, Sun. | at Chicago | |
June 27, Thurs. | at Seattle | |
June 30, Sun. | at Phoenix | |
July 2, Tues. | at Las Vegas | |
July 6, Sat. | vs. New York | 1 p.m., CBS |
July 10, Wed. | vs. Washington | Noon, NBA TV, WTHR |
July 12, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
July 14, Sun. | at Minnesota | 4 p.m., ESPN |
July 17, Wed. | at Dallas | 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
Aug. 16, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Aug. 18, Sun. | vs. Seattle | 3:30 p.m., ABC |
Aug. 24, Sat. | at Minnesota | 8 p.m., NBA TV |
Aug. 26, Mon. | at Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
Aug. 28, Wed. | vs. Connecticut | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
Aug. 30, Fri. | at Chicago | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 1, Sun. | at Dallas | 4 p.m., NBA TV |
Sept. 4, Wed. | vs. Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
Sept. 6, Fri. | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 8, Sun. | vs. Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
Sept. 11, Wed. | vs. Las Vegas | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
Sept. 13, Fri. | vs. Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 15, Sun. | vs. Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
Sept. 19, Thurs. | at Washington | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
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