When the Dallas Wings travel to Indianapolis to compete against the Indiana Fever on Friday, Aug. 14, the last four No. 1 overall WNBA draft picks will all be under the same roof at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n
The Fever, led by Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark, the first overall draft picks of the 2023 and 2024 WNBA Draft, will face the Wings, anchored by Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, the first picks of the 2025 and 2026 draft.<\/p>\n
The Fever and Wings made WNBA history the last time they met back on May 9, with both teams scoring 100 or more points in a season opener for the first time in the Wings’ 107-104 road victory.<\/p>\n
The Wings opened the season with a 18-9 record, surpassing last year’s win mark (10) by the All-Star break. But Dallas has stumbled on hard times since, with a 2-5 record since the second half of the season resumed. The Wings will have to find their groove without starters Azzi Fudd (right knee) and Jessica Shepard (right ankle), who were ruled out for Friday’s matchup against the Fever.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the surging Fever have gone 4-2 since the All-Star break, scoring 100 or more points in four games during that stretch.<\/p>\n
USA TODAY Sports is providing live coverage of Friday’s matchup between the Fever and Wings:<\/p>\n
End of Q3: Wings 66, Fever 63<\/p>\n
Following a slow start by the Fever and Wings on Friday, the highly-anticipated showdown between Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers materialized in the third quarter. The Wings have a three-point lead over the Fever heading into the fourth quarter following a back-and-forth affair.<\/p>\n
Bueckers scored 13 of her 25 points in the third quarter. She’s shooting 10-of-19 from the field and 2-of-6 from the 3-point line in 27 minutes, rounding out her stat line with six rebounds, three assists and two steals.<\/p>\n
Clark scored 17 of her 26 points in the third quarter. She’s shooting 10-of-16 from the floor and 1-of-6 from the 3-point line. Clark has six of the Fever’s seven assists, in addition to three rebounds and one steal.<\/p>\n
No team has led by more than six points during Friday’s game. Get your popcorn ready for an epic finish.<\/p>\n
Arike Ogunbowale in foul trouble<\/p>\n
Arike Ogunbowale picked up her fourth foul with 6:05 remaining in the third quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark returns after injury scare<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever\u00a0guard Caitlin Clark exited Friday’s matchup against the Dallas Wings right before halftime after appearing to twist her left ankle, but fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse let out a sigh of relief after she returned for the second half.<\/p>\n
With less than one minute remaining in the second quarter, Clark stepped on the foot of Wings forward Alysha Clark and turned her left ankle. Clark grimaced and struggled to put weight on her left ankle. She fought to stay in the possession and limped back to the locker room when play was stopped with 40.4 seconds remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the Fever weren’t without Clark long. She was back on the court to start the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Halftime: Wings 37, Fever 35<\/p>\n
After a slow start, both offenses started to find their rhythm in the second quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paige Bueckers has a game-high 12 points, in addition to three rebounds and two assists. Odyssey Sims is up to 11 points, while Awak Kuier is doing a little bit of everything with seven points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Arike Ogunbowale has as many points (3) as personal fouls (3) in 15 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No Fever player has reached double-digits yet. Caitlin Clark has a team-high nine points for the Fever, shooting 3-of-7 from the field and 0-of-4 from the 3-point line. Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell each added six points.<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark injury update: Fever star exits game<\/p>\n
Before the halftime buzzer rang, Clark limped back to the locker room after appearing to twist her left ankle stepping on the foot of Wings forward Alysha Clark with about 50 seconds remaining in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Awak Kuier blocks Aliyah Boston<\/p>\n
Fever guard Caitlin Clark found her teammate Aliyah Boston under the basket on a bounce pass, but Boston was denied at the rim. Dallas forward Awak Kuier blocked Boston’s layup attempt with 5:42 remaining in the second quarter as the Fever led 28-23.<\/p>\n
End of Q1: Fever 17, Wings 15<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s matchup between the Fever and Wings features two of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, yet both squads combined for just 32 points in the first quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Fever have a two-point lead heading into the second quarter, despite a wonky first quarter where they shot 1-of-7 from the 3-point line. Kelsey Mitchell has a team-high six points, while Makayla Timpson added four points. Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark each have two points. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Wings guard Paige Bueckers scored a game-high eight points and has three rebounds. Alanna Smith added four points in her 13th start of the season. The Wings are scoreless from the 3-point line, shooing 0-of-5 from 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fever, Wings start slow<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a low-scoring affair so far as the Fever and Wings both struggle to find their offensive rhythm. The Wings are 2-of-8 from the field with three turnovers with 4:53 remaining in the first quarter, while the Fever aren\u2019t doing much better, shooting 3-of-11 from the floor. Both teams are 0-of-3 from beyond the arc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fever-Wings tips off<\/p>\n
We’re underway at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
What time is Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings?<\/p>\n
The Indiana Fever host the Dallas Wings on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings: TV, streaming<\/p>\n
Date: Friday, Aug. 14Time:\u00a07:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT)Location:\u00a0Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)TV:\u00a0IONStream:\u00a0Fubo<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever starters<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, Makayla Timpson and Aliyah Boston are starting for the Fever.<\/p>\n
Dallas Wings starters<\/p>\n
Paige Bueckers, Arike Ogunbowale, Odyssey Sims, Alanna Smith and Awak Kuier wil start for Dallas.<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever injury report<\/p>\n
Aliyah Boston (right lower leg) and Caitlin Clark (back) are listed as probable heading into Friday’s matchup, but both were upgraded to available ahead of tipoff.<\/p>\n
Is Azzi Fudd playing today?<\/p>\n
Wings rookie Azzi Fudd is set to miss her fourth consecutive game with a right knee injury. During a pregame press conference on Friday, Wings head coach Jose Fernandez said Fudd is “progressing.”<\/p>\n
“Azzi (Fudd) went through shootaround today,” Fernandez said. “As this road trip continues and we get back to (face) Indiana at home (on Aug. 20), we’ll see how our medical team and our strength and conditioning folks continue to evaluate Azzi in her return to play protocol.”<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark defends Fever coach Stephanie White after boos<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever\u00a0All-Star guard\u00a0Caitlin Clark\u00a0publicly backed\u00a0Stephanie White\u00a0after Indiana’s second-year head coach was booed on the team’s home court at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n
The boo birds rained down on White ahead of\u00a0a 106-92 win over the New York Liberty,\u00a0which marked the Fever’s first game since DiJonai Carrington’s\u00a0hard foul on Sophie Cunningham\u00a0and subsequent “White Privilege” post Aug. 8 reignited conversations about player safety and race. Some Fever fans felt White didn\u2019t adequately defend Cunningham, with Indiana\u00a0Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith\u00a0going as far as calling for White to be fired.<\/p>\n
“I told (Stephanie White) that before the game, there was no way we were losing this game for her. And it’s tough. That’s my head coach. I hated that our fans booed her before the game. That made me a little sick, to be honest,” Clark said in her postgame remarks. Read her full remarks here.<\/p>\n
Dallas Wings sign Christyn Williams<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Dallas Wings\u00a0announced on Friday, Aug. 14, that they had signed Christyn Williams to a developmental contract. Williams, who played her college ball at UConn, joins\u00a0Indiana Fever\u00a0forward Michelle Onyiah as players to make the jump from the Upshot to the WNBA.<\/p>\n
Williams played at UConn from 2018 through 2022 and starred alongside Paige Bueckers in the backcourt for her final two seasons with the Huskies, going to the Final Four in both of those seasons. She also played one year with Azzi Fudd, and Williams will now reunite with both former Huskies teammates in Dallas. Full story here.<\/p>\n
Stephanie White condemns online vitriol toward Fever<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever\u00a0coach Stephanie White spent her pregame press conference Tuesday denouncing “the hate, the fear mongering (and) the divisiveness” hijacking the WNBA, vitriol that reached a boiling point over the weekend after\u00a0DiJonai Carrington\u00a0committed\u00a0a hard foul against Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n
“It’s a shame we can’t have an opportunity to talk about what great basketball they’re playing because they are (expletive) playing,” White said during an impassioned\u00a0speech ahead of the\u00a0Fever’s game against the New York Liberty. “We are united. We are connected. We will not be divided. Every day these women put their ass on the line. Every day. When they go low, we go high. Love will win.\u00a0Grace will win. Humility will win, and kindness will win.” Read White’s full remarks here.<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever arrivals<\/p>\n
The Fever are in the building.<\/p>\n
Dallas Wings arrive<\/p>\n
The Wings touched down in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark stats<\/p>\n
The 6-foot guard is averaging career-highs in points (21.7), field-goal percentage (44.3%) and 3-point percentage (36.1%), and her 8.2 assists per game is tied with Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas for the most in the league. Clark has scored double-digits in all but two games this season, including a 45-point, 10-assist performance in the Fever’s win over the\u00a0Seattle Storm\u00a0on July 17. That same game, Clark reached 200 career 3-pointers, hitting the milestone in 74 games, faster than any player. She holds the recored for most career 20-point, 10-assist games with 19, more than any franchise in WNBA history.<\/p>\n
Kelsey Mitchell stats<\/p>\n
In her ninth season, the Fever’s all-time leading scorer is averaging a career-high 24.3 points per game, which ranks second in the league behind A’ja Wilson, while shooting 50.9% from the field and 44.5% from the 3-point line. Mitchell has scored 20 or more points in 17 consecutive games, marking the longest scoring streak in a single WNBA season. The Ohio State product ranks second in the league in total points (803), made field goals (283) and is fourth in made 3-pointers (97).<\/p>\n
Paige Bueckers stats<\/p>\n
The 2025 reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year is having a strong sophomore campaign, averaging career-highs in points per game (20.2), assists (5.8) and rebounds (4.1) per game through 32 starts, all while shooting 50.6% from the floor and 38.6% from the 3-point line. Bueckers became the fastest player in WNBA history to hit 1,000 points and 250 assists in June. The 24-year-old UConn product has led the Wings’ turnaround season, and the team’s 19 victories already surpasses last year’s total (10) win mark.<\/p>\n
Indiana Fever Roster<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Kelsey MitchellG85′ 8″Ohio State2Myisha Hines-AllenF86′ 1″Louisville3Raven JohnsonGRookie5′ 9″South Carolina5Ugonne OnyiahFRookie6′ 3″California7Aliyah BostonC36′ 5″South Carolina8Sophie CunninghamG76′ 1″Missouri10Lexie HullG46′ 1″Stanford12Damiris DantasC126′ 4″Brazil14Grace VanSlootenFRookie6′ 3″Michigan State21Makayla TimpsonF16′ 2″Florida State21Mercedes RussellC86′ 6″Tennessee22Caitlin ClarkG26′ 0″Iowa23Bree HallG16′ 0″South Carolina25Monique BillingsF86′ 4″UCLA52Tyasha HarrisG65′ 10″South Carolina<\/p>\n
Dallas Wings Roster<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Sug SuttonG65′ 8″Texas1Odyssey SimsG125′ 8″Baylor5Paige BueckersG16′ 0″Connecticut7Alysha ClarkF145′ 11″Middle Tennessee State8Alanna SmithF86′ 4″Stanford10Aziaha JamesG15′ 10″North Carolina State20Maddy SiegristF36′ 2″Villanova24Arike OgunbowaleG85′ 8″Notre Dame28Li YueruC46′ 7″China30Haley JonesG36′ 1″Stanford32Jessica ShepardF76′ 4″Notre Dame34Awak KuierF56′ 5″Finland35Azzi FuddGRookie5′ 11″Connecticut<\/p>\n
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