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Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream

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7-10, 3-6 Away
Final
79 - 91

6-8, 3-5 Home

Clark scores 16 and Fever beat Dream 91-79 in a front of a record-breaking 17,575 fans

Caitlin Clark's 16 points lead Fever to 4th consecutive win

Atlanta set a franchise record for single-game home attendance, surpassing the 11,609 fans who saw the team's inaugural game against the Detroit Shock in 2008 at Philips Arena.

The game was played at the home of the Atlanta Hawks due to high ticket demand to see Clark, the No. 1 draft pick. The Dream's usual home at Gateway Center Arena in College Park has a capacity of 3,500.

The hyped matchup took a hit when it was announced that Rhyne Howard, the 2022 top pick for Atlanta, would not play due to a lower leg injury.

Indiana scored a season-high 35 first-quarter points to build a 10-point lead after shooting 70% from the field.

Clark made her fourth 3-pointer, and Indiana’s 10th, to extend the lead to 71-60 midway through the third quarter. It came during an 11-3 run that ended in a 79-62 lead. The Fever cruised in the fourth.

Kelsey Mitchell added 18 points and Aliyah Boston had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Indiana (7-10), which won its fourth straight game. Katie Lou Samuelson added 10 points off the bench.

Tina Charles scored a season-high 24 for her 37th career 20-point game to lead Atlanta (6-8). Allisha Gray added 19 points and Haley Jones scored 12.

Atlanta's next home game against Indiana will also be played at State Farm Arena on August 26.

Regular Season Series

IND wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 91 - 79
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 91 - 79
4th 7.0 Laeticia Amihere makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Crystal Dangerfield assists) 91 - 79
4th 16.0 Katie Lou Samuelson out of bounds bad pass turnover 91 - 77
4th 24.1 Laeticia Amihere loose ball foul 91 - 77

Statistics

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37-65 FG 22-65
56.9 Field Goal % 33.8
11-21 3PT 4-18
52.4 Three Point % 22.2
6-11 FT 31-35
54.5 Free Throw % 88.6
35 Rebounds 30
5 Offensive Rebounds 7
30 Defensive Rebounds 23
24 Assists 18
5 Steals 8
7 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
3 Technical Fouls 2
3 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
8 Fast Break Points 8
48 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 16
19 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,575 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10
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