How the Dallas Wings took down the Indiana Fever in WNBA season-opener thriller

In front of a sell-out crowd, the teams changed leads 11 times, but it was mainly the Fever attempting to regain the advantage over the more efficient Wings. G

INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was a 40-minute exchange of firepower between the Indiana Fever and the Dallas Wings. Both teams offer high-powered offensive machines, anchored by two of the league’s biggest stars in Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers. In the season opener at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Wings came away with a 107-104 win over Fever.

In front of a sell-out crowd, the teams changed leads 11 times, but it was mainly the Fever attempting to regain the advantage over the more efficient Wings. Guard Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 22 points while Bueckers and Odyssey Sims added 20 apiece. As a team, Dallas shot 52 percent from 3-point range (12 of 23) and outscored the Fever 25-12 in transition.

Clark had a shot to tie the game with seven seconds left as the Fever trailed by three. She shot-faked from deep, sending Bueckers flying, but her wide-open look rimmed out. Clark finished with 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds in her official return to the WNBA after missing most of last season with various injuries.