A pair of teams with WNBA championship hopes battled, trading the lead 14 times with 15 ties in a game that came down to the final buzzer. Here's what we learned.

Game-high 26 points, along with late free throws from Sabrina Ionescu, helped WNBA champs beat Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever 90-88.

Fans are calling for the WNBA to investigate the referees they believe robbed the Indiana Fever against the New York Liberty.

Watch Caitlin Clark and the Fever take on the reigning WNBA champions today at 1 p.m. ET on CBS, with streaming available through FuboTV, DirecTV, and Sling.

Two games in, it’s clear the Liberty are big winners. The rest of the league, not so much.

It’s also believed that the defending champions are the highest-valued women’s sports franchise in the world. The Chelsea women’s soccer team recently sold equity at a reported $326 million valuation. The WNBA’s Dallas Wings previously brought on investors at a $208 million valuation.

It really was. The defending champion Liberty set a WNBA record with 19 3-pointers (in just 34 attempts) and shot 55.2 percent for the game in, yes, a 99-74 victory in the Sky’s home opener at Wintrust Arena. Chicago did have a plan, Vandersloot said, but you know what Mike Tyson used to say about those.

The New York Liberty couldn't miss Thursday night during their 99–74 blowout win over the Chicago Sky. The defending champs shooting clinic was so impressive, it set a WNBA record. New York went 19 for 34 on three-pointers in the victory,