Ney passed to Carter, who made a successful jumper, bringing her total to 12 points off the bench. Following this, Boston made a layup. The officials then decided to review an incident between Carter and Clark.
The crowd reacted audibly to the review. It was clear that Carter committed a foul, but the question was whether it would be deemed unnecessary. After deliberation, the officials classified it as a common foul rather than a flagrant one. This allowed Clark to take a free throw.
Clark successfully made the first free throw. Since the foul occurred away from the ball before the inbound, any player could take the free throw. Naturally, Indiana chose Clark, known for her free throw accuracy. Despite some surprise that the foul wasn’t considered more serious, Clark made the free throw, adding to her team’s score.
