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Live Blog | Fever start season 0-2 after blowout 102-66 loss to New York Liberty

Caitlin Clark finished with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in her home debut.

INDIANAPOLIS β€” It's game time for the Indiana Fever's first regular season home game of the season. 

Watch the game LIVE on WTHR Channel 13 starting at 7 p.m. and follow along all game long for live updates. 

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FOURTH QUARTER

0:00 β€” 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 β€” New York's Ivana Dojkic seals it for the Liberty with a 3-pointer. Score: Liberty 102, Fever 66

0:30 β€” Indiana's Grace Berger hits a jumper. Score: Liberty 99, Fever 66

0:57 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Kayla Thornton again knocks down a 3-pointer for New York. Score: Liberty 99, Fever 62

1:56 β€” New York's Kayla Thornton hits a 3-pointer off an assist from Kennedy Burke. Score: Liberty 96, Fever 62

2:15 β€” 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 β€” Grace Berger fouls New York's Ivana Dojkic, who makes both free throws. Score: Liberty 93, Fever 61

2:43 β€” Off an assist from Kristy Wallace, Grace Berger hits a pullup jumper. Score: Liberty 91, Fever 61

3:06 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Courtney Vandersloot dishes to Kennedy Burke, who knocks down a 3-pointer for New York. Score: Liberty 86, Fever 59

4:23 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” New York's Jonquel Jones makes a close-range layup. Score: Liberty 81, Fever 58

6:32 β€” NaLyssa Smith knocks down a pullup jumper off an assist from Erica Wheeler. Score: Liberty 79, Fever 58

6:46 β€” Sabrina Ionescu continues her scoring barrage with another layup. Score: Liberty 79, Fever 56

7:22 β€” Sabrina Ionescu hits a long 3-pointer off a Vandersloot assist. Score: Liberty 77, Fever 56

8:10 β€” 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 β€” Indiana subs out Grace Berger and Temi Fagbenle for Erica Wheeler and Aliyah Boston.

8:39 β€” Indiana calls a full timeout.

8:39 β€” 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 β€” New York's Jonquel Jones grabs an offensive rebound and knocks down a two-pointer. Score: Liberty 69, Fever 56

10:00 β€” New York subs out Ivana Dojkic for Sabrina Ionescu.

THIRD QUARTER

0:00 β€” 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 β€” Breanna Stewart fouls Grace Berger, who hits both free throws. Score: New York 67, Fever 56

1:04 β€” 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 β€” Caitlin Clark knocks down a mid-range jumper. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 52

1:47 β€” The Fever grab a defensive rebound and swap Aliyah Boston for NaLyssa Smith.

2:25 β€” 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 β€” Indiana subs out Erica Wheeler for Grace Berger. New York subs out Courtney Vandersloot for Sabrina Ionescu.

3:14 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” New York's Nyara Sabally makes a field goal off a Sabrina Ionescu assist. Score: Liberty 67, Fever 44

4:36 β€” 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 β€” The first TV timeout of the second half is called.

4:57 β€” New York's Breanna Stewart brings her point total to 28 with another field goal. Score: Liberty 63, Fever 44

5:15 β€” Indiana's Temi Fagbenle makes a basket off an assist rom Erica Wheeler. Score: Liberty 61, Fever 44

5:40 β€” An assist by Breanna Stewart allows New York's Vandersloot to knock down a 3-pointer. Score: Liberty 61, Fever 42

5:56 β€” Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell hits a 3-pointer off an assist from Erica Wheeler. Score: Liberty 58, Fever 42

6:08 β€” 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 β€” Caitlin Clark dishes to Aliyah Boston who knocks down a field goal. Score: Liberty 56, Fever 39

7:03 β€” 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 β€” Aliyah Boston holds on an drives to the basket for a layup. Score: Liberty 54, Fever 37

8:12 β€” Off an assist from Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot knocks down a jumper. Score: Liberty 54, Fever 35

8:25 β€” New York's tough defense causes Indiana to commit a shot clock violation.

8:52 β€” 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 β€” Indiana's Erica Wheeler knocks down a pullup jumper. Score: Liberty 50, Fever 35

9:31 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” The Fever have a significant deficit at halftime. Score: Liberty 48, Fever 31

0:27 β€” A few back-and-forth shots from New York's Laney-Hamilton and Indiana's Boston. Score: Liberty 46, Fever 31

1:03 β€” 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 β€” Jonquel Jones again delivers a two-pointer for the Liberty. Score: New York 44, Fever 27

1:53 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Once again, Aliyah Boston falls victim to a shot blog, this time by New York's Breanna Stewart.

2:49 β€” The Liberty's Betnija Laney-Hamilton hits a two-point jumper. Score: Liberty 38, Fever 27

3:02 β€” Indiana subs out Kristy Wallace with Temi Fagbenle.

3:20 β€” Aliyah Boston attempts a close-range jump shot, but New York's Jonquel Jones flies in with a big-time block.

3:37 β€” The Fever call their first full timeout of the game.

3:46 β€” 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 β€” Breanna Stewart makes a soft layup off an assist from Jonquel Jones. Score: Liberty 34, Fever 27

4:24 β€” Indiana subs out NaLyssa Smith for Katie Lou Samuelson.

5:17 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” New York subs out Kennedy Burke for Breanna Stewart.

6:36 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Caitlin Clark gets some rest for the first time all game. Kristy Wallace checks in for the No. 1 overall pick.

8:09 β€” Erica Wheeler makes her first bucket of the night with a two-point jump shot. Score: Liberty 27, Fever 20

8:54 β€” Courtney Vandersloot scores New York's first points of the game with a close range bucket. Score: Liberty 27, Fever 18.

9:49 β€” NyLissa Smith drives to the basket and makes the layup. Score: Liberty 25, Fever 18.

10:00 β€” NyLissa Smith, Lexie Hull and Erica Wheeler all check in for the Fever.

FIRST QUARTER

0:00 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Sabrina Ionescu keeps pouring it on with another bucket. Score: Liberty 19, Fever 11.

2:30 β€” 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 β€” Breanna Stewart drives to the basket for a layup and to increase New York's lead. Score: Liberty 17, Fever 9

3:06 β€” Aliyah Boston has her first field goal of the night after knocking down a two-pointer. Score: Liberty 15, Fever 9

3:29 β€” Sabrina Ionescu drives to the basket and hits a layup to increase New York's lead. Score: Liberty 15, Fever 7

3:39 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Sabrina Ionescu hits a jump shot off an assist from Courtney Vandersloot. Score: Liberty 13, Fever 5

4:44 β€” Out of the timeout, the Fever's Kelsey Mitchell checks in for Erica Wheeler.

4:44 β€” The first TV timeout of the game is called.

4:56 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” New York's Courtney Vandersloot is called for traveling, giving the ball back to the Fever.

5:46 β€” Caitlin Clark is called for a personal foul giving the ball back to the Liberty.

6:18 β€” 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 β€” Breanna Stewart now has four total points after knocking down another jumper. Score: Liberty 7, Fever 2

8:08: β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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

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