INDIANAPOLIS — It's game time for the Indiana Fever's first regular season home game of the season.
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FOURTH QUARTER
0:00 — The final buzzer sounds and the Indiana Fever start the regular season in an 0-2 hole. Aliyah Boston led the team in scoring with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Katie Lou Samuelson was second in total scoring, adding 10 points. Caitlin Clark had an uncharacteristically off day, only grabbing 9 points, but also grabbing 7 boards and dishing out 6 assists. Meanwhile, for New York, reigning league MVP Breanna Stewart had a monstrous day, scoring a double-double by putting up 31 total points and grabbing 10 boards.
0:11 — New York's Ivana Dojkic seals it for the Liberty with a 3-pointer. Score: Liberty 102, Fever 66
0:30 — Indiana's Grace Berger hits a jumper. Score: Liberty 99, Fever 66
0:57 — New York's Ivana Dojkic gets called for a personal foul on Indiana's Lexie Hull. Hull goes to the line and hits one out of two free throws. Score: Liberty 99, Fever 64
1:11 — New York's Kayla Thornton is called for a loose ball foul, sending Indiana's Femi Fagbenle to the line. Fagbenle makes one of her two charity shots. Score: Liberty 99, Fever 63
1:33 — Kayla Thornton again knocks down a 3-pointer for New York. Score: Liberty 99, Fever 62
1:56 — New York's Kayla Thornton hits a 3-pointer off an assist from Kennedy Burke. Score: Liberty 96, Fever 62
2:15 — Ivana Dojkic repays the favor and fouls Indiana's Grace Berger. Berger knocks down one out of her two free throws. Score: Liberty 93, Fever 62
2:28 — Grace Berger fouls New York's Ivana Dojkic, who makes both free throws. Score: Liberty 93, Fever 61
2:43 — Off an assist from Kristy Wallace, Grace Berger hits a pullup jumper. Score: Liberty 91, Fever 61
3:06 — New York calls a full timeout after Indiana's Grace Berger is called for a shooting foul. Kayla Thornton makes her and-one attempt. Score: Liberty 91, Fever 59
3:06 — New York starts to sub in their bench players. Kayla Thornton hits a field goal to extend New York's lead to 31 points. Score: Liberty 90, Fever 59
4:14 — Courtney Vandersloot dishes to Kennedy Burke, who knocks down a 3-pointer for New York. Score: Liberty 86, Fever 59
4:23 — Caitlin Clark tries to dish to Aliyah Boston, but New York's defense forces a shot clock violation, Indiana's twelfth turnover of the game.
4:55 — Indiana's Aliyah Boston picks up her third foul of the night sending New York's Betnijah Laney-Hamilton to the line. Laney-Hamilton hits both charity shots. Score: Liberty 83, Fever 59
5:20 — Kennedy Burke fouls Indiana's NaLyssa Smith while shooting. Smith makes one out of her two free throws. Score: Liberty: 81, Fever 59
6:10 — New York's Jonquel Jones makes a close-range layup. Score: Liberty 81, Fever 58
6:32 — NaLyssa Smith knocks down a pullup jumper off an assist from Erica Wheeler. Score: Liberty 79, Fever 58
6:46 — Sabrina Ionescu continues her scoring barrage with another layup. Score: Liberty 79, Fever 56
7:22 — Sabrina Ionescu hits a long 3-pointer off a Vandersloot assist. Score: Liberty 77, Fever 56
8:10 — A defensive rebound by New York's Courtney Vandersloot sets up a Breanna Stewart assist to Jonquel Jones. Score: Liberty 74, Fever 56
8:39 — Indiana subs out Grace Berger and Temi Fagbenle for Erica Wheeler and Aliyah Boston.
8:39 — Indiana calls a full timeout.
8:39 — A bad pass from Indiana's Grace Berger allows Sabrina Ionescu to steal possession and dish to Breanna Stewart, who knocks down a layup. Berger then fouls Stewart during the shooting process. Stewart makes the and-one. Score: Liberty 72, Fever 56
9:19 — New York's Jonquel Jones grabs an offensive rebound and knocks down a two-pointer. Score: Liberty 69, Fever 56
10:00 — New York subs out Ivana Dojkic for Sabrina Ionescu.
THIRD QUARTER
0:00 — Time runs out on the third quarter. After a slow start, Caitlin Clark now has 9 total points and has grabbed 7 boards and made 6 assists. Aliyah Boston leads Indiana in scoring with 12 total points and 6 total rebounds. The Fever trail by 11 at the start of the final quarter.
0:34 — Breanna Stewart fouls Grace Berger, who hits both free throws. Score: New York 67, Fever 56
1:04 — Caitlin Clark is fouled again by New York's Leonie Fiebich. Clark manages to knock down both free throws. Score: Liberty 67, New York 54
1:31 — Caitlin Clark knocks down a mid-range jumper. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 52
1:47 — The Fever grab a defensive rebound and swap Aliyah Boston for NaLyssa Smith.
2:25 — New York's Leonie Fiebich is called for a shooting foul on Indiana's Caitlin Clark. Clark knocks down both shots. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 49
2:30 — Indiana subs out Erica Wheeler for Grace Berger. New York subs out Courtney Vandersloot for Sabrina Ionescu.
3:14 — New York's Ivana Dojkic fouls Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell. Mitchell goes to the line and knocks down both shots. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 46
3:50 — Breanna Stewart is called for a shooting foul on Indiana's Temi Fagbenle. Fagbenle makes one out of her two charity shots. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 45
4:06 — New York's Nyara Sabally makes a field goal off a Sabrina Ionescu assist. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 44
4:36 — Indiana's Lexie Hull is called for a shooting foul on New York's Betnijah Laney-Hamilton. Laney-Hamilton knocks down both charity shots. Score: Liberty 65, Fever 44
4:36 — The first TV timeout of the second half is called.
4:57 — New York's Breanna Stewart brings her point total to 28 with another field goal. Score: Liberty 63, Fever 44
5:15 — Indiana's Temi Fagbenle makes a basket off an assist rom Erica Wheeler. Score: Liberty 61, Fever 44
5:40 — An assist by Breanna Stewart allows New York's Vandersloot to knock down a 3-pointer. Score: Liberty 61, Fever 42
5:56 — Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell hits a 3-pointer off an assist from Erica Wheeler. Score: Liberty 58, Fever 42
6:08 — A NyLyssa Smith shooting foul sends Jonquel Jones to the free throw line where she makes both shots. Caitlin Clark is subbed out for Temi Fagbenle. Score: Liberty 58, Fever 39
6:51 — Caitlin Clark dishes to Aliyah Boston who knocks down a field goal. Score: Liberty 56, Fever 39
7:03 — Aliyah Boston is called for a loose ball foul, turning the ball over to New York. Breanna Stewart then knocks back a long two-pointer. Score: Liberty 56, Fever 37
7:50 — Aliyah Boston holds on an drives to the basket for a layup. Score: Liberty 54, Fever 37
8:12 — Off an assist from Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot knocks down a jumper. Score: Liberty 54, Fever 35
8:25 — New York's tough defense causes Indiana to commit a shot clock violation.
8:52 — New York's Breanna Stewart misses a jump shot, grabs her own rebound, then knocks down a field goal. Score: Liberty 52, Fever 35
9:14 — Indiana's Erica Wheeler knocks down a pullup jumper. Score: Liberty 50, Fever 35
9:31 — Caitlin Clark fouls Breanna Stewart bringing Stewart to the free throw line. The New York star makes both charity shots. Score: Liberty 50, Fever 33
10:00 — Off an assist from Aliyah Boston, Katie Lou Samuelson hits a layup, giving the Fever the first points out of the half. Score: Liberty 48, Fever 33
SECOND QUARTER
HALFTIME — At the half, New York's Breanna Stewart leads all other players with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Meanwhile, the Fever have struggled. No players have double-digit point totals at halftime. Caitlin Clark has just 2 points, but also has 4 rebounds and 5 assists so far. Aliyah Boston and Katie Lou Samuelson lead Indiana in scoring with 8 points each. Off the bench for the Fever, Kristy Wallace has 4 points and one rebound.
0:00 — The Fever have a significant deficit at halftime. Score: Liberty 48, Fever 31
0:27 — A few back-and-forth shots from New York's Laney-Hamilton and Indiana's Boston. Score: Liberty 46, Fever 31
1:03 — Sabrina Ionescu misses a 3-pointer, but Caitlin Clark grabs the defensive rebound for Indiana. Clark dishes to Aliyah Boston who knocks down a layup. Score: Liberty 44, Fever 29
1:28 — Jonquel Jones again delivers a two-pointer for the Liberty. Score: New York 44, Fever 27
1:53 — Temi Fagbenle is called for a personal foul on New York's Jonquel Jones, who knocks down both of her free throws. Score: Liberty 42, Fever 27
2:31 — Caitlin Clark is called for a shooting foul on Betnijah Laney-Hamilton. Laney-Hamilton knocks down both charity shots. Score: Liberty 40, Fever 27
2:36 — Once again, Aliyah Boston falls victim to a shot blog, this time by New York's Breanna Stewart.
2:49 — The Liberty's Betnija Laney-Hamilton hits a two-point jumper. Score: Liberty 38, Fever 27
3:02 — Indiana subs out Kristy Wallace with Temi Fagbenle.
3:20 — Aliyah Boston attempts a close-range jump shot, but New York's Jonquel Jones flies in with a big-time block.
3:37 — The Fever call their first full timeout of the game.
3:46 — Breanna Stewart again knocks down another jumper off an assist from Betnijah Laney-Hamilton. The New York forward now has 18 points so far, more than any other player on either team. Score: Liberty 36, Fever 27
4:10 — Breanna Stewart makes a soft layup off an assist from Jonquel Jones. Score: Liberty 34, Fever 27
4:24 — Indiana subs out NaLyssa Smith for Katie Lou Samuelson.
5:17 — New York's Sabrina Ionescu fouls Indiana's Kristy Wallace, sending her to the free throw line. Wallace knocks down both charity shots. Score: Liberty 32, Fever 27
5:55 — Off an assist from Vandersloot, New York's Breanna Stewart hits a two-pointer to give push the Liberty over the 30-point mark. Indiana's Erica Wheeler is called for a shooting foul. Stewart hits the and-one. Score: Liberty 32, Fever 25
6:34 — New York subs out Kennedy Burke for Breanna Stewart.
6:36 — Erica Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound for Indiana after Sabrina Ionescu misses a pullup jumper. Wheeler then dishes to Lexie Hull who knocks down a three-point jumper. New York is forced to call a timeout as the Fever cut the deficit down to four points. Score: New York 29, Fever 25
7:31 — New York's Kennedy Burke makes a driving layup to push New York's lead to 9. Score: New York 29, Fever 20
7:55 — Caitlin Clark gets some rest for the first time all game. Kristy Wallace checks in for the No. 1 overall pick.
8:09 — Erica Wheeler makes her first bucket of the night with a two-point jump shot. Score: Liberty 27, Fever 20
8:54 — Courtney Vandersloot scores New York's first points of the game with a close range bucket. Score: Liberty 27, Fever 18.
9:49 — NyLissa Smith drives to the basket and makes the layup. Score: Liberty 25, Fever 18.
10:00 — NyLissa Smith, Lexie Hull and Erica Wheeler all check in for the Fever.
FIRST QUARTER
0:00 — Breanna Stewart misses a jump shot, Caitlin Clark grabs the rebound, but the first quarter buzzer sounds. END Q1: Liberty 25, Fever 16
0:36 — A shooting foul on Indiana's Temi Fagbenle brings New York's Nyara Sabally to the line. Sabally misses one of her two free throws. Score: Liberty 25, Fever 16
1:42 — The scoring gets crazy. New York's Betnijah Laney-Hamilton hits her first shot of the night, then Indiana's Katie Lou Samuelson responds with a 3-pointer off the assist from Caitlin Clark. Score: Liberty 24, Fever 16
2:15 — Sabrina Ionescu keeps pouring it on with another bucket. Score: Liberty 19, Fever 11.
2:30 — Temi Fagbenle comes in off the bench and hits a two-pointer to bring the Fever into double-digit scoring. Score: New York 17, Fever 11
2:47 — Breanna Stewart drives to the basket for a layup and to increase New York's lead. Score: Liberty 17, Fever 9
3:06 — Aliyah Boston has her first field goal of the night after knocking down a two-pointer. Score: Liberty 15, Fever 9
3:29 — Sabrina Ionescu drives to the basket and hits a layup to increase New York's lead. Score: Liberty 15, Fever 7
3:39 — After review, Aliyah Boston goes to the free throw line. The reigning WNBA rookie of the year knocks down both shots. Score: Liberty 13, Fever 7
3:39 — New York's Jonquel Jones is called for a shooting foul on Indiana's Aliyah Boston. Things get a bit chippy between the two, necessitating a replay review.
3:59 — Sabrina Ionescu hits a jump shot off an assist from Courtney Vandersloot. Score: Liberty 13, Fever 5
4:44 — Out of the timeout, the Fever's Kelsey Mitchell checks in for Erica Wheeler.
4:44 — The first TV timeout of the game is called.
4:56 — Off an assist from Jonquel Jones, New York's Breanna Stewart pushes her point total to six after hitting another two-point jumper. Score: Liberty 11, Fever 5
5:14 — Caitlin Clark dishes the rock to Katie Lou Samuelson who knocks down Indiana's first 3-pointer of the game. Score: Liberty 9, Fever 5
5:38 — New York's Courtney Vandersloot is called for traveling, giving the ball back to the Fever.
5:46 — Caitlin Clark is called for a personal foul giving the ball back to the Liberty.
6:18 — Aliyah Boston is called for a shooting foul on New York's Jonquel Jones. Jones knocks down both free throws, giving the Liberty two more points. Score: Liberty 9, Fever 2
6:51 — Breanna Stewart now has four total points after knocking down another jumper. Score: Liberty 7, Fever 2
8:08: — Breanna Stewart grabs the rebound from a missed Caitlin Clark 3-pointer. Stewart passes to Sabrina Ionescu, who knocks down a 3-pointer for the first triple of the game for either team. Score: Liberty 5, Fever 2
8:42 — Caitlin Clark grabs a defensive rebound and then knocks down a jump shot for her first points of the game. Score: Fever 2, Liberty 2
9:42 — Breanna Stewart hits a pullup jump shot to score the first points of the game for the Liberty. Score: Liberty 2, Fever 0
10:00 — The Liberty win the tipoff.
PRE-GAME
Coming off a tough season-opening loss against the Connecticut Sun, the Fever are looking to rebound and prevent starting the season in an 0-2 hole.
Fever forward Damiris Dantas had her contract suspended on Monday due to a knee injury, but no other players are listed on either teams' injury reports.
Here is a look at Indiana's starting five:
- Katie Lou Samuelson, F
- Caitlin Clark, G
- Erica Wheeler, G
- NaLyssa Smith, F
- Aliyah Boston, F