Key facts
- Aliyah Boston scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Indiana Fever.
- Caitlin Clark recorded 32 points and 10 assists for the Fever.
- The Indiana Fever defeated the Chicago Sky 114-106 in overtime.
- Sydney Taylor led the Chicago Sky with 30 points.
- Skylar Diggins contributed 21 points for the Sky.
Aliyah Boston scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Caitlin Clark added 32 points and 10 assists, leading the Indiana Fever to a 114-106 overtime victory against the Chicago Sky. The Fever, now 7-5, held off a Sky team that fell to 4-9.
In regulation, the Sky erased a late five-point deficit, with Skylar Diggins tying the game at 98 with a 3-pointer after a Fever turnover. In overtime, Boston's jumper gave Indiana a 106-101 lead, and Kelsey Mitchell's fast-break layup extended it. Despite Sydney Taylor pulling Chicago within three points, Boston sealed the win with two free throws.
Chicago struggled offensively in overtime, shooting 1 for 8 from the field. Taylor led the Sky with 30 points, and Diggins added 21. Jacy Sheldon, Azura Stevens, and Kamilla Cardoso each scored 10 points. Cardoso fouled out late in regulation.
Indiana had built a 19-point lead in the first half, but Chicago rallied to trail by six at halftime and took a one-point lead early in the third quarter. Clark was a perfect 15-of-15 from the free-throw line.
The Indiana Fever will visit the Connecticut Sun on Saturday. The Sun are 0-5 in Eastern Conference games, giving up 89.4 points and being outscored by 11.3 points per game. Indiana is 3-2 in Eastern Conference play. Connecticut scores 78.1 points per game, 9.2 fewer points than the 87.3 Indiana gives up. Indiana averages 90.3 points per game, 0.9 more than the 87.3 Connecticut allows to opponents.