Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever
· WNBA Commissioner's CupBonner, Thomas combine for 37 points, Sun beat Fever 70-61
Former Indiana coach Stephanie White got the win in her Connecticut debut after replacing Curt Miller, who took the Sun to the WNBA Finals last season.
Connecticut led by 15 points after three quarters but Indiana scored the opening 10 points of the fourth to cut its deficit to 58-53. The Sun eventually scored with 3:06 left on Bonner’s fast-break layup.
Boston, the top pick in the WNBA draft, scored the next four points to get Indiana within 60-57. But Thomas scored six points in 70 seconds to keep Connecticut in front.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 of Indiana’s 28 first-half points and finished with 20 points. Boston added 15 points and nine rebounds.
Brionna Jones added 13 points and nine rebounds for Connecticut despite fouling out with 4:06 left in the fourth. Starters Tiffany Hayes and Natisha Hiedeman combined to shoot just 3 of 19.
Connecticut opened the game on a 12-1 run as Indiana didn’t make its first field goal until the 3:29 mark. The Sun extended it to 25-11 after scoring six of the opening seven points of the second quarter. Indiana got within 35-28 at halftime despite shooting just 25% from the field.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 61 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 61 |
| 4th 11.1 |  |
Queen Egbo makes layup (Kelsey Mitchell assists) | 70 - 61 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
DeWanna Bonner makes layup | 70 - 59 |
| 4th 24.0 | |
Erica Wheeler bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals) | 68 - 59 |
Statistics
 CON |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-66 | FG | 22-66 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 24-32 | FT | 11-19 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,356 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
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