Of their third WNBA assembly, Angel Reese lastly bought the higher of Caitlin Clark.
Reese had her finest sport as a professional, dominating with a career-high 25 factors and 16 rebounds whereas main the Sky to a victory over the Fever in an 88-87 thriller on Sunday in Chicago.
The 22-year-old Reese, whose layup broke a tie with 53 seconds left, prolonged her WNBA rookie report along with her eighth consecutive double-double, scoring 10 factors and grabbing 5 rebounds within the fourth quarter.
The Sky (6-9) trailed by 12 with 6:38 left within the fourth however outscored the Fever 18-5 for the remainder of the sport to snap Indiana’s four-game win streak.
Indiana (7-11) received the primary two matchups between the groups this season.
Clark scored 17 factors and set a franchise report with 13 assists, however she didn’t take a shot over the ultimate two minutes, her ultimate try approaching a missed 3-pointer with 2:19 left and the rating tied 84-84.
The No. 1 decide additionally had six rebounds and 4 steals.
Reese, who was referred to as for a flagrant foul after whacking Clark within the head throughout their earlier assembly final Sunday, shot 8-for-12 from the sphere and made 9 of 11 free-throw makes an attempt.
Sky guard Chennedy Carter, who dedicated a flagrant foul with a blindside hip-check on Clark throughout the groups’ first assembly, scored 23 factors on 8-for-12 taking pictures with 5 assists.
Whereas Clark appeared to flee Sunday’s sport unscathed, issues have been chippy between Reese and Fever ahead NaLyssa Smith all through the sport, and so they have been every referred to as for a tech with 3:12 left within the fourth after a spat.