Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJohnson leads Fever's 4th-quarter rally in 81-79 win
The Fever (1-2) ended a streak of four straight losses in home openers while also giving Pokey Chatman her first victory as Indiana's coach.
Connecticut (0-2) was without starters Jasmine Thomas (attending brother's wedding) and Alyssa Thomas (concussion protocol), but led 45-40 at halftime and was up 11 in the final minute of the third quarter.
Morgan Tuck's 3-pointer got the Sun within 76-75 with 16 seconds left but Connecticut was called for a dead-ball foul on Indiana's inbounds. The Fever converted the free throw and kept possession. Four free throws were then enough to ensure the win.
Candice Dupree scored 19 points to lead Indiana.
The Fever made 28 of 29 free throws while the Sun gave up 21 points off 18 turnovers.
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Regular Season Series
CON wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Alex Bentley makes free throw 1 of 1 | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Tiffany Mitchell away from play foul (Alex Bentley draws the foul) | 78 - 81 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Tiffany Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 81 |
Statistics
 CON |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 25-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 14-15 | FT | 28-29 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 97 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 27 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,385 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
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