The Sky fell short to the Fever 114-106 after a hard-fought overtime matchup in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, June 11.

Sydney Taylor had a brush with history tonight. She became just the second WNBA player in league history to score at least 30 points in 21 or fewer minutes. She notched a career-high 30 points, knocking down a highly efficient 71.4% (10 of 14) of her shots from the field. She dispatched four three-pointers on seven attempts (57.1%) and was active all over the floor.

After going down by as many as 19 points, the Sky never gave up in the face of an unrelenting Gainbridge audience. Taylor’s nine points just before half were pivotal to the Sky getting back within punching distance, down 46-40 at the half.

Taylor helped the momentum going out of the half, notching a career-high 16 points in the third quarter while making five of her six shots.

Skylar Diggins was pivotal in the near-win, scoring nine points in the third quarter herself and helping the Sky with winning plays. She scored 16 of her 21 points in the second half.

The Sky as a whole came out swinging in the third quarter. Building on their momentum, Chicago dominated the third quarter with a whopping 39 points, shooting 61.1% from the perimeter, 60.0% from deep, and 93.3% from the line.

In the fourth quarter, Diggins recorded one of the clutchest shots of the Sky’s season when she drilled a three-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining in the game to bring the bout to overtime.

Azurá Stevens was on triple-double watch for tonight’s game, going for 10 points, nine rebounds, six assists to just one turnover along with a block and a steal. Jacy Sheldon delivered another stable performance, adding 10 points and four assists. Elizabeth Williams recorded four stocks in tonight’s game while Kamilla Cardoso added 10 points and four boards.

The Sky, for the second straight game, kept pace with a top-three team in the Eastern Conference standings, but fell just short in the overtime period.

Three-time All-Star Aliyah Boston led the Fever in a new career high, scoring with 34 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in 32 minutes. 2024 Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, went 15 for 15 from the free-throw line, and added 10 assists and seven rebounds. Three-time All-Star Kelsey Mitchell finished the night with 19 points, three steals, three assists and a rebound.