Caitlin Clark scores a personal best 31 points while Angel Reese sets a double-double record in the Fever victory

In their fourth game of the 2024 WNBA season, Indiana Fever defeated Chicago Sky 100-81. With the win, the Fever won the season series 3-1.

The Sky started aggressively, jumping out to a 21-9 lead midway through the first quarter. It looked like they were going to blow the Fever off the floor. But Kelsey Mitchell and Lexie Hull helped Indiana cut the margin to 26-23 by the end of the quarter.

Caitlin Clark nailed a 3-pointer to tie the score at 29-29 and followed it up with another 3 for the lead. The Fever took control from there and quickly built a 10-point lead. Chicago kept the game close until the third quarter, but Angel Reese and Michaela Onyen each picked up four personal fouls that affected the Sky’s defense.

Clark scored a career-high 31 points (5 of 9 3-pointers) to lead all scorers, with 12 assists. Mitchell followed with 23 and NaLyssa Smith added 14 points with seven rebounds. Hull continued her hot shooting from 3, knocking down three of her four attempts, and finished with 11 points.

Reese scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her 23rd double-double of the season, breaking the WNBA rookie record previously held by Tina Charles. Michaela Onyenwere led the Sky with 20 points and Lindsay Allen added 19 with four rebounds and six assists. Kamilla Cardoso had 10 rebounds.

The Sky were without leading scorer Chennedy Carter (17.2 points per game), who missed the game due to health and safety protocolsChicago also missed Carter’s strong defense against Clark, though Diamond DeShields did try with a hockey check on the Fever star late in the fourth quarter.

Indiana improves to 16-16, tops .500 for the first time this season and passes the Phoenix Mercury for the No. 6 seed in the WNBA standings. (The Fever went 3-0 against the Mercury this season.) Chicago falls to 11-20, narrowly ahead of the Atlanta Dream for the league’s No. 8 seed (and final playoff spot).

Both the Fever and Sky play on Sunday. Chicago has a game against the Minnesota Lynx at 3 p.m. ET, while Indiana takes on the Dallas Wings at 4 p.m. ET.