Season two of the best rivalry in the WNBA kicked off on Saturday, with Caitlin Clark taking round one in 2025. ( Indiana fever)
The superstar point guard dropped 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists on Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on Saturday, leading the Indiana Fever to a 93-58 season-opening win. It was the largest margin of victory in the first game of a season in franchise history.
Indiana fever player Clark was locked-in from the jump, knocking down her first logo three of the season to get off and running. She was 4-8 from beyond the arc and dished out a number of dazzling assists, including a pinpoint pass on the run to Kelsey Mitchell that wowed the home crowd.
Reese was stout on the boards as usual, pulling in 17 rebounds, but the Sky struggled to find any kind of offensive rhythm and turned in an abysmal 6-27 performance from three.
A tense moment in the game occurred in the third quarter when Clark slashed down hard on Reese as she went for a layup. The forward got to her feet and began jawing with Clark, and the two had to be separated by teammates. Clark’s foul was updated to a Flagrant 1, and Reese and Aliyah Boston were assessed technical fouls.
Last year’s Fever-Sky matchups did not disappoint, either, with Indiana claiming the season series 3-1. While the Fever reached the playoffs in Clark’s rookie season, the Sky missed the postseason in 2024. After Saturday, this rivalry is going to heat up even more as the 2025 season progresses.
Fever vs. Sky final score
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fever 22 23 13 13 58
Sky 17 15 20 28 93
Caitlin Clark stats
Points: 20
Rebounds: 10
Assists: 10
Steals: 2
Blocks: 4
FGs: 6-13
Angel Reese stats
Points: 12
Rebounds: 17
Assists: 1
Steals: 0
Blocks: 0
FGs: 5-14
Fever vs. Sky results, highlights from 2024 WNBA game
Final: Fever 93, Sky 58
5:21 p.m. — Clark grabs a defensive rebound to start 2025 with a triple-double, the third of her WNBA career. The Fever complete the largest season-opening win in franchise history.
5:19 p.m. — DeWanna Bonner makes two free throws to pass Tina Thompson and move into third place on the all-time WNBA scoring list.
5:17 p.m. — Hailey Van Lith has checked into the game for her first WNBA minutes.
5:04 p.m. — The Fever are starting to run away with this one. Clark hits a deep three and then dishes a perfect pass on the run to Mitchell. Clark is one rebound shy of a triple double.
Third quarter: Fever 65, Sky 45
4:48 p.m. — Boston hits a three and then makes a tough layup on the next possession. Indiana leads 62-45 behind a team-high 17 points from Boston.
4:37 p.m. — Clark slashes down on Reese as she goes for a lay up, and the forward did not take kindly to it. The two were separated by teammates after the play. The foul on Clark was upgraded to a Flagrant One, and Aliyah Boston and Reese were both assessed technicals.
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