Overview
- Atlanta defeated Indiana 108-101 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday as Angel Reese finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds and converted a go-ahead and‑1 with 23.1 seconds left.
- Caitlin Clark scored 26 points and handed out seven assists but also committed five turnovers and finished a game‑worst minus‑13 while playing despite a back injury that had her listed as probable.
- Indiana’s 17 turnovers and Atlanta’s balanced attack — every Dream starter who played scored in double figures and the team shot 54 percent from the field — were decisive box‑score factors.
- A second‑quarter exchange in which Reese appeared to mock Clark after a foul drew heavy attention on broadcast and social media; Reese picked up four first‑half fouls but remained in the game and played key minutes down the stretch.
- The Dream improved to 10-4 and the Fever fell to 9-6, and the teams meet again in Atlanta on Saturday with the rematch set to carry both competitive consequences and renewed national scrutiny of the Clark–Reese rivalry.