Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever Celebrate FIRST win vs New York Liberty & triple-double | WNBA.
Fever vs. Liberty score: Caitlin Clark, Indiana rally in fourth quarter to take down Breanna Stewart, New York
The Fever ripped off 11 straight points in the fourth to mount a major comeback win at home.
The Indiana Fever Fever secured their most impressive win of the season on Saturday when they pulled off a fourth-quarter come back to beat the league-leading New York Liberty Liberty, 83-78, on CBS. In the process, No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history and first player in Fever franchise history to record a triple-double.
With Clark leading the way, the Fever jumped out to an early double-digit lead. Slowly but surely, however, the Liberty worked their way back into the contest, and showed why they entered the game with a 17-3 record. By the fourth quarter, the Liberty
The Fever had other ideas. They were first able to hang around, then closed the game on a stunning 15-5 run. They pulled ahead for good on a layup by Aliyah Boston with two minutes to play. Clark finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, while Boston, Kelsey Mitchell and NaLyssa Smith all scored in double figures. With the win, the Fever improved to 9-13 on the season and currently occupy the eighth and final playoff spot.