Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston assist Fever maintain off Dream in OT

Caitlin Clark recorded her franchise-record 14th double-double of the year with 26 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Fever to a dramatic 104-100 comeback win in overtime on Sunday over the visiting Atlanta Dream.

Aliyah Boston scored off an inside move with 1:03 left in overtime to give Indiana a 100-98 lead and the Fever (19-17) held on from there. Boston dominated with a career-high 30 points as well as 13 rebounds as the Fever won for the sixth time in seven games. They are 8-2 since the All-Star/Olympics break.

Kelsey Mitchell added 21 and Lexie Hull scored 12, all from the 3-point line to help lead the Fever.

The Dream lost despite a 36-point effort by Rhyne Howard, who missed a shot in the final minute that would have tied the game for the 13th time.

Atlanta (12-23) had a balanced attack in defeat. Tina Charles scored 17 points, and Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada each finished with 15.

Howard made two free throws with 27 seconds remaining in regulation to give Atlanta a 90-88 edge, but Boston tied the score on a layup with 18 seconds left and the game went to overtime.

Clark sank two free throws with 23 seconds remaining in OT for a 102-98 lead for the Fever.

Atlanta opened up the second half on an 8-0 run, with Howard drilling a 3-pointer from up top as the Dream took their first double-digit lead of the day at 56-44 lead with 9:02 left in the third quarter.

The Dream led 64-48 with under seven minutes to play in the third and appeared in control until the Fever put together a furious comeback attempt.

Clark drilled an off-balance 3-pointer in the corner to start the fourth, tying the game at 69 with 9:45 to play.

The Dream were ahead 84-75 with 5:58 left in regulation after a tip-in by Gray, but the Fever didn’t back down and managed to force OT.

Indiana was up 22-21 after one but struggled with ball security in the first half, turning the ball over 13 times.

Howard turned one of those into a layup and a 36-30 lead at the 5:13 mark of the second quarter, forcing the Fever to call a timeout.

Hull’s 3-point shooting kept Indiana in the game as she hit three shots from distance in the opening half, her last cutting the Atlanta advantage to 39-38 with 3:55 left.

Canada’s jumper in the final seconds of the second quarter gave Atlanta a 48-44 lead at halftime.

–Field Level Media