NBA

Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
12-5, 5-4 Away
Final
80 - 86

1-16, 1-8 Home

Jones scores career-high 34 as Sun extend Fever's skid 86-80

Jones set her previous career best of 26 points in an 80-72 win over Dallas on June 22.

Jonquel Jones made 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and finished with 19 points and DeWanna Bonner scored 13 for Connecticut (12-5). The Sun have won four in a row to move a half-game out of first in the WNBA standings, behind Las Vegas and Seattle.

Jonquel Jones scored the final eight points in a 20-4 run that made it 26-14 late in the first quarter and Indiana (1-16), which has lost 12 in a row, trailed the rest of the way.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and Tiffany Mitchell added 19 for the Fever.

Bernadett Hatar — a 6-foot-10 rookie from Hungary — got her first WNBA start in place of injured Jessica Breland. The 26-year-old Hatar played 17 minutes and finished with five fouls, three turnovers and no rebounds.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 86 - 80
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 86 - 80
4th 0.0 Indiana offensive team rebound 86 - 80
4th 0.0 Kelsey Mitchell misses layup 86 - 80
4th 1.6 Jonquel Jones lost ball turnover (Kelsey Mitchell steals) 86 - 80

Statistics

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29-63 FG 29-60
46 Field Goal % 48
5-20 3PT 2-9
25 Three Point % 22
23-26 FT 20-22
88 Free Throw % 91
29 Rebounds 24
11 Offensive Rebounds 5
18 Defensive Rebounds 19
19 Assists 18
9 Steals 9
4 Blocks 1
15 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
18 Fast Break Points 8
40 Points in Paint 36
21 Fouls 22
18 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Corteva Coliseum

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 7 L3 0.6315789 12
New York 0.5 8 L2 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 15 W2 0.21052632 4
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