Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada (3) goes up for a shot against Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Caitlin Clark recorded her franchise-record 14th double-double of the year with 26 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Fever to a dramatic 104-100 comeback victory in overtime on Sunday over the visiting Atlanta Dream.
Aliyah Boston scored on an inside play with 1:03 left in overtime to give Indiana a 100-98 lead and the Fever (19-17) stayed ahead from there. Boston dominated with a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds as the Fever won for the sixth time in seven games. They are 8-2 since the All-Star break and the Olympics.
Kelsey Mitchell added 21 and Lexie Hull scored 12, all from 3-point range to help lead the Fever.
The Dream lost despite a 36-point effort from Rhyne Howard, who missed a shot in the final minute that would have tied the game for the 13th time.
Atlanta (12-23) had a balanced attack in the loss. Tina Charles scored 17 points and Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada each finished with 15.
Howard made two free throws with 27 seconds left in regulation to give Atlanta a 90-88 lead, but Boston tied the score on a layup with 18 seconds left and the game went to overtime.
Clark made two free throws with 23 seconds left in overtime to give the Fever a 102-98 lead.
Atlanta opened the second half on an 8-0 run, with Howard hitting a 3-pointer from the top as the Dream took their first double-digit lead of the day at 56-44 with 9:02 remaining in the third quarter.
The Dream led 64-48 with less than seven minutes to play in the third quarter and appeared to be in control until the Fever mounted a furious comeback attempt.
Clark hit an off-balance 3-pointer in the corner to start the fourth, tying the game at 69 with 9:45 left.
The Dream took an 84-75 lead with 5:58 left in regulation after a rebound by Gray, but the Fever didn’t back down and forced overtime.
Indiana led 22-21 after the first half, but struggled with ball security in the first half, turning the ball over 13 times.
Howard converted one of those into a layup and a 36-30 lead at the 5:13 mark of the second quarter, forcing the Fever to call a timeout.
Hull’s 3-point shooting kept Indiana in the game as he hit three shots from distance in the first half, the last of which cut Atlanta’s lead to 39-38 with 3:55 remaining.
Canada’s shot in the final seconds of the second quarter gave Atlanta a 48-44 lead at halftime.
–Field level media
