Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark and Connecticut Sun
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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Connecticut Sun in this WNBA matchup on Tuesday for the first time since their brawl in June.
After 10 tied scores and seven lead changes, the Connecticut Sun suffered a late collapse to lose 85-77 to the Indiana Fever at TD Garden.
After a heated previous matchup that secured Indiana a Commissioner's Cup spot, the teams face off again tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Tina Charles #31 of the Connecticut Sun drives to the basket against Aliyah Boston #7 of the Indiana Fever during the first half at the TD Garden on July 15, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. BOSTON — Despite Tuesday being a “home” game for the Connecticut Sun, it was clear the sold-out Boston crowd favored the visiting team.
The Connecticut Sun make their long-awaited return to Boston on Tuesday with a marquee matchup against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever at the TD Garden at 8 p.m. EDT.
Indiana shot a league-best 45.6% from the field in the regular season, while The Sun's 44.4% rate was sixth in the league. The Fever shot an average of roughly 9-of-26 from 3-point range this season for a 35.6% average, while Connecticut made about 6 of an average 18 3-points shots per game, a 32.7% clip.
Here's how the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun match up in the WNBA playoffs The Sun won three of four games from Indiana during the regular season, but the Fever won the last matchup on Aug. 28.
Clark had another poor shooting night in her fourth game back from injury. But she closed the fourth quarter strong to put the Sun away in a close game.