Indiana Fever Beat Atlanta Dream 95-91 in Overtime as Caitlin Clark and Makayla Timpson Lead the Way

The Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in overtime on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, in a nationally televised ESPN game that was tied 81-81 after regulation. The game tipped around 5 p.m. ET and was also available on Disney+, the ESPN app and WNBA League Pass.

Key facts

Final score: Indiana Fever 95, Atlanta Dream 91 (overtime)
When: Sunday, August 16, 2026
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta
Leading scorer: Allisha Gray (Atlanta), career-high 32 points
Clark’s line: 26 points, 9 assists
Timpson’s line: career-high 20 points, 7 rebounds
Records: Fever improve to 23-12; Dream fall to 21-13
Streak: Indiana’s fourth straight win

Atlanta’s late chances slip away

Atlanta had two chances to close it out in regulation. Kelsey Mitchell’s 3-pointer tied the score at 81-81 with 1:05 left. On Atlanta’s next possession, Rhyne Howard’s shot went off as an airball; Angel Reese grabbed the rebound and tried a putback, but it rolled off the rim, sending the game to overtime.

Fever take control in overtime

Indiana took control from there, outscoring Atlanta 14-10 in the extra period. Fever forward Makayla Timpson, a starter since Aug. 8, scored Indiana’s first six points of overtime on three straight field goals over a three-minute stretch, the last one a putback that pushed Indiana’s lead to six. Mitchell then hit a go-ahead layup with 13.6 seconds left, and after Atlanta cut the margin to 93-91, Caitlin Clark sealed the win with two free throws.

Top performers

Indiana

Caitlin Clark: 26 points on 9-for-20 shooting, 5-for-6 from the line, 9 assists in 41 minutes — her 23rd career game with at least 25 points and 5 assists
Makayla Timpson: a second-year forward drafted 19th overall in 2025, set a new career high of her own — 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting, plus 7 rebounds and a block in 33 minutes
Aliyah Boston: controlled the boards for Indiana, grabbing 14 rebounds, 11 of them on the defensive end
Kelsey Mitchell: added 20 points for Indiana, her 19th straight game scoring at least 20

Atlanta

Allisha Gray: shot 11-for-24 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line to finish with a career-high 32 points, the game high on either side, adding 7 rebounds and 5 assists
Angel Reese: playing her first season with the Dream after an April 2026 trade from the Chicago Sky, put up 15 points on 5-for-16 shooting with 14 rebounds and 6 assists — her 23rd double-double of the season and the 72nd of her career, moving her past Cheryl Ford into 15th on the WNBA’s all-time career double-double list

Contact between Reese and Clark draws no call

Early in the first quarter, Reese and Clark contested a rebound and Reese’s forearm made contact with Clark’s neck. Clark appealed to officials for a foul and Indiana called a timeout, but no foul was called; Clark stayed in the game and went on to play 41 minutes. Video of the contact spread on social media, where one post alone drew more than 344,000 views, and much of the reaction was critical of Reese and the no-call, with some fans describing the contact as dangerous or dirty. No formal review or discipline over the no-call has been reported since.

What the win means for the playoff race

Afterward, Clark and Fever coach Stephanie White both said the game had the intensity of a playoff matchup. Clark said these are the kinds of games her team gets up for, and called Atlanta a “scary” potential playoff opponent heading into the postseason.

The win was Indiana’s fourth straight, and it did more than extend the streak — it moved the Fever to 23-12 and gave them a 1.5-game cushion over Atlanta, now 21-13, in the race for the WNBA’s No. 4 playoff seed and the first-round home-court advantage that comes with it. Indiana still has ground to make up at the top of the standings, sitting fourth overall behind the Minnesota Lynx, Golden State Valkyries and Las Vegas Aces.