It looked like Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were headed toward a signature victory over the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty.

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Jonquel Jones had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu added 23 points, including the winning free throws with 2.9 seconds left.

Indiana Fever felt the officials missed fouls but missed opportunities of their own vs defending champion New York Liberty

INDIANAPOLIS — Jonquel Jones had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Sabrina Ionescu added 23 points, including the winning free throws with 2.9 seconds left, to lead the New York Liberty over the Indiana Fever 90-88 on Saturday.

Last season with the Fever, Clark won the Rookie of the Year award and was named a WNBA All-Star starter. Now, Clark is widely considered one of the top candidates to win the MVP, placing her at the level of WNBA stars such as Napheesa Collier and A'ja Wilson.

New York defeated the Indiana Fever 90-88 in what would be a nail-biter on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Caitlin Clark continued her 3-point shooting slump after starting 0-for-7 from deep. However,

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