INDIANAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Caitlin Clark added 32 points and 10 assists to become the the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to have 30-point double-doubles in the same game, leading the Indiana Fever past the Chicago Sky 114-106 in overtime Thursday night.
The Fever had their lead trimmed to 96-93 with 18.9 seconds left in regulation before Clark made two free throws for a five-point lead. But the Fever turned it over on an inbounds pass with 5.1 seconds left, and Skylar Diggins tied it at 98 on a long 3-pointer.
Boston made a jumper from the free-throw line to give the Fever a 106-101 lead in overtime, and Kelsey Mitchell added a fast-break layup on their next possession for a seven-point lead.
Sydney Taylor pulled the Sky within 109-106 with 24.1 seconds left in overtime, but Boston sealed it with two free throws.
The Sky were 1-for-8 from the field in overtime, leading to their third straight loss and eighth in nine games.
Mitchell finished with 19 points and Lexie Hull scored 11 for the Fever (7-5), who made their first 23 free-throw attempts before their first miss with 46 seconds left in OT. Clark went 15 of 15 from the line.
Taylor led the Sky (4-9) with 30 points and Diggins added 21. Jacy Sheldon, Azurá Stevens and Kamilla Cardoso each scored 10. Taylor made nine of her first 10 shots, including all three 3-pointers, through three quarters. Cardoso fouled out with 3:40 remaining in regulation.
The Fever led by 19 in the first half, but the Sky closed with a 14-2 run to get within 46-40 at halftime. They began the third quarter with a 16-7 run to take their first lead, 54-53, since it was 7-6.
Up next
- Sky: vs. New York on Wednesday.
- Fever: at Connecticut on Saturday.
