The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky played their first game of the 2025 WNBA season on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the sold-out Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Indiana Fever won the game convincingly with a final score of 93-58. Caitlin Clark led the Fever with a triple-double, recording 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. She also had a career-high four blocks. This was Clark’s third triple-double of her WNBA career, tying her with Candace Parker for the third-most in league history.
a triple-double in Game 1 for Caitlin Clark 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/Jstu07bGR8
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 17, 2025
Together with Clark, Aliyah Boston of the Fever also had a strong performance with a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 13 rebounds with 5 blocks. Making her debut for the Fever, Natasha Howard and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 15 points. DeWanna Bonner, another offseason addition for the Fever, also had a historic night, scoring 7 points and moving her into third place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list, surpassing Tina Thompson. She now has 7,489 career points.
Aliyah Boston put on a show in today's home opener dub 🌟
19 PTS | 13 REB | 5 BLK pic.twitter.com/2lzrbnOHGr
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 17, 2025
the moment DeWanna Bonner passed Tina Thompson to become the third all-time leading scorer in @WNBA history 🙌
a standing ovation from the crowd at @GainbridgeFH 👏 pic.twitter.com/rCoeT4fI0X
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 17, 2025
In the second quarter, the Fever tightened their defense, allowing the Sky to score just 15 points while managing to build a 13-point lead by the end of the first half (45-32). In the second half, the Fever’s offensive firepower was on full display, scoring 48 points while restricting the Chicago Sky to just 26 points in the same period.
For the Chicago Sky, Angel Reese had a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds, Ariel Atkins added 11 points.
There was a heated moment in the third quarter when Caitlin Clark committed a hard foul on Angel Reese. The foul was reviewed and upgraded to a flagrant 1. Technical fouls were also assessed to Reese and Boston after Reese confronted Clark.
Caitlin Clark isn’t messing around this season. A triple double, a route over the Sky and then a smart foul that set off her nemesis.
This drama is good for the WNBA. This shouldn’t have been deemed a flagrant foul.— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) May 18, 2025
The Indiana Fever will host Atlanta this Wednesday evening, May 21st, while the Chicago Sky will host the New York Liberty on Thursday, May 22nd.
