Clark scored 26 points, hit two enormous free throws late in overtime and grabbed the game-sealing rebound as the Indiana Fever beat Reese and the Atlanta Dream, 95-91.ANGEL REESE’S LATEST WNBA CONTROVERSY SHOWS HOW VICTIMHOOD BECAME CENTRAL TO HER BRANDIt was a real team win for the Fever.But Clark and Reese were right in the middle of the biggest moments, including Reese’s missed layup at the end of regulation that sent the game to overtime.Indiana had to earn it, too.Caitlin Clark scored 26 points and hit clutch free throws in overtime as the Indiana Fever beat Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in a WNBA thriller.
(Getty Images)The Fever trailed by eight after Atlanta scored 28 points in the third quarter to open a 72-64 advantage.But for a team known for its offensive firepower, it was Indiana’s defense that made the clutch plays down the stretch.
The Fever held the Dream to nine points in the fourth, outscored Atlanta 17-9 and forced overtime.It was the lowest fourth-quarter scoring output for the Dream this season.But it almost didn't matter.The Dream had the ball in the final seconds of regulation with the score tied 81-81.
Rhyne Howard missed a 3 with 5.5 seconds left, but Reese grabbed the offensive rebound and had a clean look at the basket.She clanked the layup attempt off the backboard and then the front of the rim.Naz Hillmon collected the rebound and threw up a desperation shot before time expired, but she also missed and the game went to overtime.Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese missed a layup in the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the Indiana Fever that would have won the game for Atlanta.
(Getty Images)Reese opened the extra period with a basket off a teammate’s miss, but Indiana scored the next eight points.Kelsey Mitchell’s layup with 13.6 seconds left stretched the Fever’s lead to 93-88 and gave her 20 points, extending her streak to 19 consecutive 20-point games.Then came the wild finish.A controversial foul call...