Fever's Clark scores career-high 31 to win final matchup with fellow rookie Reese
Caitlin Clark poured in 31 points to go with 12 assists and the Indiana Fever rolled over Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, 100-81
Before a sellout crowd of 9,445, Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 31 points to go with 12 assists in her final regular-season matchup with fellow rookie sensation Angel Reese to lead the Indiana Fever to a100-81 rout of the reeling Chicago Sky on Friday night.
Clark became the only player in league history with three games of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds in a season. She was 8 for 14 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, in her 11th double-double.
Reese tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds, breaking a tie with Tina Charles for rookie double-doubles with 23 and passing Sylvia Fowles for the Chicago season record. Reese got the record with 1:32 remaining, long after Clark and the other Indiana starters left the game. She also has a rookie record 399 rebounds.
Clark may have locked up the top spot in the much-hyped Rookie of the Year race as the Fever (16-16) beat the Sky (11-20) for the third time in four matchups, solidifying their probable playoff berth while Chicago is barely hanging on to the last spot as the season winds down.
"I just had a lot of fun playing. I thought we played with a lot of joy."
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 31, 2024
Caitlin Clark talks about tonight's win at Chicago pic.twitter.com/jZVK5jaNPj