Clark's Triple-Double Leads Fever Over Sky, Foul Trouble Adds Drama

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark opened the season with the third triple-double of her career, and the new-look Indiana Fever dominated the final 16 1/2 minutes to pull away from the revamped Chicago Sky 93-58.

Last season's WNBA Rookie of the Year finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists while blocking a career-high four shots. Aliyah Boston added 19 points, 13 rebounds, and five blocks, while Natasha Howard scored 15 points in her Fever debut.

DeWanna Bonner also scored seven points to move into third on the WNBA's career scoring list, passing Tina Thompson. Bonner now has 7,489 points.

The game was defined by a hard foul from Clark across Angel Reese's arm, which jarred the ball loose and knocked Reese to the floor with 4:38 left in the third quarter. When Reese jumped up to confront Clark, Fever center Aliyah Boston stepped between the two players as Clark walked away from the skirmish.

"I just wanted to get the rebound and keep playing," Clark said.

The referees upgraded Clark's foul to a flagrant 1 and assessed technical fouls to Reese and Boston following a replay review. However, after Reese made one of two free throws and Courtney Vandersloot made a layup on the ensuing possession, Indiana closed the third quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 65-45 lead.

The Sky never really threatened Indiana's lead, as the Fever coach Stephanie White earned the first win of her second coaching tenure in her first game back in the state where she won Indiana's 1994-95 Miss Basketball Award and led Purdue to the 1998-99 national championship.