Game recap: Caitlin Clark's record-setting effort can't save Fever against Wings
The Indiana Fever (11-14) complete their pre-Olympic break schedule against the Dallas Wings (5-19). Indiana has won three of its past four games and Dallas has lost three straight.
The Fever have three WNBA All-Stars: Kelsey Mitchell (17 points per game), Caitlin Clark (16.8 points, 7.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds) and Aliyah Boston (13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds). NaLyssa Smith adds 11.6 points and 7.6 rebounds.
WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale leads Dallas with 22.2 points, 5.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game. Natasha Howard adds 16.6 points and 6.8 rebounds; Odyssey Sims 16.4 points and 5.1 assists; and former Fever player Teaira McCowan 11.5 points and 7.4 rebounds.
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Final: Wings 101, Fever 93
The Fever head into the Olympic break with a loss to the Dallas Wings, who came in with the WNBA's worst record.
Caitlin Clark has a record-setting double-double, and Aliyah Boston scores a career-high 28 points. NaLyssa Smith scores 13 with 12 rebounds.
Six Dallas players score in double figures, led by Odyssey Sims and Arike Ogunbowale score 24 points each.
How much did Caitlin Clark score?
Clark has 24 points, a WNBA-record 19 assists and 6 rebounds. She makes 10-of-19 from the field, and 2-of-9 3-pointers. Clark also has 6 turnovers.
Clark finishes the game with 213 assists for the season, a franchise record. Erica Wheeler had 201 last season.
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Fever vs. Wings closing minutes
:17.5: Natasha Howard makes 2 free throws. Wings 101-93
:24.3: Arike Ogunbowale beats the shot clock. Wings 99-93
1:30: Natasha Howard makes 2 free throws. Wings 95-93
Kelsey Mitchell's 3-pointer with 2:22 to go marks Indiana's last scoring.
5:49 left 4Q: Fever 82, Wings 82
Dallas scores two quick baskets. Timeout, Fever.
7:17 left 4Q: Fever 80, Wings 76
Lexie Hull hits 1 of-2 free throws with 7:49 to go to give the Fever a 77-76 lead, then Caitlin Clark hits her for a corner 3. Timeout, Dallas.
Caitlin Clark finds Lexie Hull in the corner to record a new career-high 15 assists 🙌
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/31NAM06FjB— WNBA (@WNBA) July 18, 2024
End 3Q: Wings 72, Fever 70
NaLyssa Smith has 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Caitlin Clark scores inside with 1:30 to go and the Fever lead 69-68. She has 20 points and 13 assists.
Caitlin Clark 🤝 NaLyssa Smith pic.twitter.com/ZEjdM0OkAc
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 18, 2024
3:48 left 3Q: Wings 66, Fever 63
The Fever tie it at 63 on Aliyah Boston's basket with 4:30 to go. NaLyssa Smith's and-1 off a behind-the-back pass from Caitlin Clark pulls the Fever within 63-61. That's Clark 10th assist of the game.
As easy as 1,2,3 for NaLyssa Smith
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/HSHpPFHRuk— WNBA (@WNBA) July 18, 2024
Clark hits a 3 and assists Katie Lou Samuelson on another.
The threes are starting to rain for the @IndianaFever as Katie Lou Samuelson gets in on the action ☔️
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/FoB1AuavcF— WNBA (@WNBA) July 18, 2024
Dallas comes out of the timeout with 7 straight points over the next 1:20 to extend its lead to 11.
8:41 left 3Q: Wings 54, Fever 50
Indiana scores the first 4 points of the second half on baskets by Kelsey Mitchell and NaLyssa Smith (6 each). Timeout, Wings.
Halftime: Wings 54, Fever 46
Aliyah Boston has 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Caitlin Clark has 14 points and 8 assists. Indiana is 2-of-13 on 3-pointers with 10 turnovers. The Fever had trailed by 16 points in the second quarter.
With her 202nd assist, Clark sets the Fever franchise record for a season. Her teammate, Erica Wheeler, held the old mark.
the defenders were lost on this Caitlin Clark feed to Aliyah Boston in the paint. pic.twitter.com/YS1iENIukH
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 18, 2024
Odyssey Sims has 17 points and 7 assists, and Arike Ogunbowale 14 points and 3 steals for Dallas, which is 57.5% from the field.
OH MY GOODNESS 🙀
Odyssey Sims is puttin' on a ball handling clinic rn
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/aWCL0b3BuZ— WNBA (@WNBA) July 18, 2024
2:40 left 2Q: Wings 50, Fever 38
Caitlin Clark has 10 straight Fever points and is up to 14. Clark's 3 at the 5:20 mark is the Fever's first make after 10 misses.
all the angles of this Caitlin Clark AND-1! 😈 pic.twitter.com/7qs4XbEBit
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 18, 2024
a Caitlin Clark triple 🏹 pic.twitter.com/fkr4ryQyMg
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 18, 2024
Dallas is shooting 58.3% from the field and 4-of-9 on 3-pointers.
7:58 left 2Q: Wings 36, Fever 22
Dallas blitzes Indiana in the opening minutes, prompting a Fever timeout.
Arike Ogunbowale (10 points), Odyessy Sims and Teaira McCowan (8 each) are a combined 11-of-18 from the floor.
Teaira McCowan establishes position on the block and goes to work 🫡
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/5Zf8GB6Z7r— WNBA (@WNBA) July 18, 2024
End 1Q: Wings 27, Fever 20
The Wings are 3-of-7 on 3-pointers, the Fever 0-of-7. Odyssey Sims has 8 points for Dallas. Caitlin Clark has 4 points and 4 assists.
Caitlin Clark had the defender lost with this behind-the-back 🔥
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/9j6F7izsTx— ESPN (@espn) July 17, 2024
4:46 left 1Q: Wings 16, Fever 11
Arike Ogunbowale has 7 points for Dallas. Aliyah Boston has 6, with a free throw coming out of the timeout.
Need a bucket? just call on Arike Ogunbowale to get the job done 📞
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/WzdCnH0Ol6— WNBA (@WNBA) July 17, 2024
Aliyah Boston off the dribble is mean 😈
📺ESPN pic.twitter.com/qX00nBcCA9— WNBA (@WNBA) July 17, 2024
Caitlin Clark gets her first basket at the 7:09 mark when she breaks down the Dallas defense.
Caitlin Clark shows off the handles 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/hSh8F9Cbq9
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 17, 2024
Teaira McCowan, the former Fever post player, gets 2 early inside baskets. Boston blocks her next two shots, scores on McCowan, then gets a putback.
Fever vs Wings starting lineup
Fever: Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Katie Lou Samuelson, Aliyah Boston, NaLyssa Smith
Wings: Odyssey Sims, Arike Ogunbowale, Jacy Sheldon, Natasha Howard, Teaira McCowan
Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings start time, date
7:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
What channel are Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever on vs Dallas Wings?
TV: ESPN
Streaming: Fubo (FREE)
Caitlin Clark stats with the Indiana Fever
Averages through July 14 (25 games): 16.8 points, 7.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 33.1% 3-pointers.
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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 | |
July 10, Wed. | vs. Washington | |
July 12, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | |
July 14, Sun. | at Minnesota | |
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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