The Indiana Fever are 0-4 to start the 2024 season as they head west to take on the Seattle Storm (1-3). Indiana’s losses came to the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun, who had a collective score of 7-0.
The Fever played its first decisive game Monday, leading midway through the fourth quarter before the Sun made enough plays to come away with an 88-84 victory.
Caitlin Clark averages 17.0 points and 5.5 assists per game. NaLyssa Smith leads the Fever in rebounds (6.8) with 10.5 points.
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Final: Storm 85, Fever 83
Caitlin Clark has 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, NaLyssa Smith has 16 points and 11 rebounds and Kelsey Mitchell scores 17.
Jewell Loyd has 32 points and 11 rebounds for Seattle, while Nneka Ogwumike has 22 points and 9 rebounds and Ezi Magbegor 14 points and 9 rebounds.
The Fever are at the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night.
Final seconds of Fever vs. Storm
End of 4th trimester: Fever is not well regarded.
2.6 seconds left: Seattle wins the jump ball and Nneka Ogwumike makes 1 of 2 free throws.
4.7 seconds left: Fever can’t enter cleanly and finds himself in an in-between space.
11 seconds left: Seattle’s inbounds pass goes out of bounds and a jump ball is called. The Fever challenge and take possession.
11.3 seconds remaining: Caitlin Clark makes 2 free throws. Indiana trails 84-83.
:14 remaining 4Q: Storm 83, Fever 81
Kelsey Mitchell drives and scores, and a foul is called. Indiana is on a 9-4 streak. Seattle contests the foul and succeeds.
3:13 remaining 4Q: Storm 79, Fever 72
Jewell Loyd makes 3 free throws to cap an 8-point Seattle run. She has 31 points.
Kelsey Mitchell hits her second straight 3 to give the Fever a 72-71 lead with 5:02 left. She has 13 points.
8:50 remaining 4Q: Storm 65, Fever 60
Seattle scores on consecutive possessions and leads 7-0 in the quarter. Dead time, fever.
Sami Whitcomb hits a 3 early and Seattle regains the lead.
End 3Q: Fever 60, Storm 58
Caitlin Clark had 9 points in the quarter to tie NaLyssa Smith for the team lead at 14. Clark also had 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 0 turnovers.
Clark hits a 3 over Nika Muhl with 2:10 left to tie the score, then passes to Katie Lou Samuelson for a go-ahead layup on the next play.
3:46 remaining 3Q: Storm 54, Fever 40
Indiana scores 4 quick points, extending its run to 7-0. Time out, Seattle.
4:56 remaining 3Q: Storm 54, Fever 46
Caitlin Clark connects from 3 with 5:10 to play. She is 1 of 6 from deep with 8 points.
The Fever commit 2 shot clock violations in the first minutes and are down by 8.
Jewell Loyd continues to slice through Fever’s defense.
Halftime: Storm 44, Fever 40
NaLyssa Smith leads the Fever with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell has 6 points on 2-of-11 shooting (0-of-3 from 3-point range). Caitlin Clark has 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting (0-of-4 from 3-point range).
Jewell Loyd has 21 points and 8 rebounds for Seattle, while Nneka Odwumike has 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Filming: Fever 41.5%, Seattle 47.5%; 3 points: Fever 20%, Seattle 37.5%; rebounds: Fever 16, Seattle 24.
3:51 remaining 2Q: Storm 36, Fever 29
The Fever handle the ball better (2 turnovers) but are cold (39.4% shooting). Seattle has a 21-15 rebounding advantage.
Aliyah Boston leaves with her third foul at 5:36.
5:52 p.m. remaining 2Q: Storm 32, Fever 26
Backcourt report: Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell is 2 of 9 from the field, Caitlin Clark 1 of 6. Seattle’s Jewell Loyd is 7 of 10 with 17 points.
NaLyssa Smith leads the Fever with 8 points and 5 rebounds.
End 1Q: Storm 25, Fever 16
Jewell Loyd has 12 points and 4 rebounds for Seattle, which is shooting 52.6% from the field. The Fever are 8 out of 22 (36.4%).
Caitlin Clark is 0 of 4 from the field, 0 of 3 on 3-pointers.
Aliyah Boston scores with 2:30 remaining, ending a 3-plus minute fever drought. Seattle scores 7 consecutive points before Boston’s basket.
4:53 remaining 1Q: Storm 13, Fever 12
NaLyssa Smith and Kelsey Mitchell have 4 points each and Caitlin Clark has 2 assists. Nneka Ogwumike and Ezi Magbegor have 4 each for Seattle.
Fever vs Storm starting lineups
Fever: Kristy Wallace, Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark, NaLyssa Smith, Aliyah Boston. Wallace replaces Katie Lou Samuelson.
Storm: Skylar Diggins-Smith, Victoria Vivians, Ezi Magbegor, Nneka Ogwumike, Jewell Loyd.
Diggins-Smith is an Indiana high school and Notre Dame great, and Loyd is a Fighting Irish alum. Vivians played for the Fever.
Storm player to make debut after visa issues
Rookie Nika Muhl misses four games during visa process.
Indiana Fever vs Seattle start time, date
10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
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Caitlin Clark Statistics
Through four games, Caitlin Clark is averaging 17.0 points and 5.5 assists per game, both leading the Fever. She makes 41.2% of her shots from the field and 34.3% of her 3-pointers (3.0 of 8.8 per game). She also averages 4.0 rebounds and 6.5 turnovers.
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Here’s the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV information; all times are ET; ^-pre-season.
| Date, day | place, opponent | Time, TV/results |
| May 3, Friday. | in Dallas ^ | L, 79-76 |
| May 9, Thursday. | against Atlanta^ | W, 83-80 |
| May 14, Tuesday. | in Connecticut | L, 92-71 |
| May 16, Thursday. | against New York | L, 102-66 |
| May 18, Saturday. | At New York | L, 91-80 |
| May 20, Monday. | against Connecticut | L, 88-84 |
| May 22, Wednesday. | in Seattle | 10 p.m., WTHR |
| May 24, Friday. | in Los Angeles | 10 p.m., Ion |
| May 25, Saturday. | in Las Vegas | 9 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
| May 28, Tuesday. | against Los Angeles | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| May 30, Thursday. | against Seattle | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
| June 1, Saturday. | against Chicago* | 1 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
| June 2, Sunday. | At New York* | 7 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
| June 7, Friday. | in Washington* | 7:30 p.m., Ion, WTHR |
| June 10, Monday. | in Connecticut* | 7 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
| June 13, Thursday. | against Atlanta* | 7 p.m., WTHR |
| June 16, Sunday. | against Chicago | Noon, CBS |
| June 19, Wednesday. | against Washington | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| June 21, Friday. | in Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| June 23, Sunday. | in Chicago | 6 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
| June 27, Thursday. | in Seattle | 10 p.m., Prime, WALV |
| June 30, Sunday. | in Phoenix | 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
| July 2, Tuesday. | in Las Vegas | 10:00 p.m., ESPN |
| July 6, Saturday. | against New York | 1 p.m., CBS |
| July 10, Wednesday. | against Washington | Noon, NBA TV, WTHR |
| July 12, Friday. | against Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| July 14, Sunday. | in Minnesota | 7 p.m., ESPN |
| July 17, Wednesday. | in Dallas | 8 p.m., ESPN |
| August 16, Friday. | against Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| August 18, Sunday. | against Seattle | 4 p.m., ABC |
| August 24, Saturday. | in Minnesota | 8 p.m., NBA TV |
| August 26, Monday. | in Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
| August 28, Wednesday. | against Connecticut | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| August 30, Friday. | in Chicago | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| September 1, Sunday. | in Dallas | 4 p.m., NBA TV |
| September 4, Wednesday. | against Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
| September 6, Friday. | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| September 8, Sunday. | against Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
| September 11, Wednesday. | against Las Vegas | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
| September 13, Friday. | against Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
| September 15, Sunday. | against Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
| September 19, Thursday. | in Washington | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
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