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Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun

Indiana Fever       85
Connecticut Sun     75

Status: Final

Line score

            1    2    3    4     T
Fever      30   17   16   22    85
Sun        29    9   22   15    75

Last 5 scoring plays

Q4 22.2    CON   85- 75  Diamond Miller makes technical free throw
Q4 23.1    IND   85- 74  Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point
                         jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)
Q4 44.1    CON   82- 74  Brittney Griner makes 13-foot jumper (Aneesah
                         Morrow assists)
Q4 52.9    IND   82- 72  Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup (Aliyah
                         Boston assists)
Q4 1:34    IND   80- 72  Sophie Cunningham makes 26-foot three point
                         jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)

Top performers

Connecticut Sun

Points             Olivia Nelson-Ododa    12
Assists            Leila Lacan            7
Rebounds           Olivia Nelson-Ododa    7

Indiana Fever

Points             Caitlin Clark          25
Assists            Caitlin Clark          5
Rebounds           Aliyah Boston          11

Headline

Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark lead the Fever past the Sun, 85-75

UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Sophie Cunningham hit three 3-pointers and scored the final 11 points for Indiana, helping the Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 85-75 on Saturday night to improve to 4-1 in Commissioner's Cup play.

Caitlin Clark had 25 points and five assists as Indiana (8-5) closed within a half-game of East-leading New York in Cup play, with the top teams in each conference playing for the title June 30.

Clark made her fifth 3-pointer following an offensive foul on Brittney Griner for a 72-65 lead with 5:22 left to play.

Saniya Rivers and Griner had back-to-back baskets and Kennedy Burke hit a free throw after Clark was called for a technical foul to cut it to 74-72 with 2:30 remaining.

Cunningham, who subbed in with 3:56 left, grabbed a missed shot by Rivers following the technical, then hit two straight from distance for her first points of the game. She drove for a layup to put the Fever up 82-72 and hit another 3 with 23 seconds left to finish off a personal game-ending 11-3 run.

Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points and five assists for Indiana, which has won three in a row for the second time this season. Aliyah Boston had 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa finished with 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench to pace the Sun (2-13). They have lost five in a row and are 0-5 in the tournament.

Up next

Fever: Host Toronto on Tuesday night.

Sun: Host Washington on Wednesday night.

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