Game recap: Fever, Caitlin Clark lose to Sun in closing minute
The Indiana Fever return home to seek their first win over the season as the Connecticut Sun (2-0) visit. The Sun beat the Fever in the season opener. Caitlin Clark averages a team-leading 17.0 points and 5.7 assists per game. NaLyssa Smith leads the Fever in rebounds (7.0).
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Final: Sun 88, Fever 84
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell score 17 points each, leading five Fever players in double figures. NaLyssa Smith adds 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Aliyah Boston 10 points and 8 rebounds. Temi Fagbenle has 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
More on Clark: 5-of-11 shooting, 3-of-7 3-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocked shots, 5 turnovers, 5 fouls.
Alyssa Thomas has 24 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists for Connecticut, and DeWanna Bonner has 22 points.
The Fever head west, and play at Seattle at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Fever vs. Sun final minute
Alyssa Thomas hits 2 free throws with 5.1 seconds left.
Aliyah Boston misses at the rim.
Ty Harris hits 2 free throws with 10.9 seconds left. Sun lead 86-84.
Aliyah Boston scores on an assist from Caitlin Clark with 29 seconds left. 84-84.
The Sun's DeWanna Bonner scores off a scramble with 41.4 seconds left. Connecticut leads 84-82.
:52.8 left 4Q: Fever 82, Sun 82
Caitlin Clark drives in for a layup with 1:04 to go, tying the score at 82.
2:51 left 4Q: Sun 78, Fever 76
Caitlin Clark has 15 points, 4 assists (all in the 4th quarter), 2 blocked shots, 3 rebounds, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls. She commits a turnover and a take foul, then gets a technical foul. The Sun narrow their deficit to 76-75 and retain possession.
Caitlin Clark picks up 2 costly fouls 😅 pic.twitter.com/Bi37kG3xkm
— betr (@betr) May 21, 2024
6:04 left 4Q: Caitlin Clark scores, passes as Fever lead
Fever 72, Sun 68
Caitlin Clark hits a long right wing 3 with 7:10 to go to give the Fever the lead.
Aliyah Boston block!
Caitlin Clark three! pic.twitter.com/9uby699kij— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 21, 2024
Caitlin Clark assists to Aliyah Boston, Kristy Wallace and Erica Wheeler put the Fever up 67-66.
End 3Q: Sun 64, Fever 61
Caitlin Clark scores in the closing seconds and has 10 points.
1:04 left 3Q: Bench keeps Fever in game
Sun 62, Fever 58
Temi Fagbenle has 9 points and 9 rebounds off the bench for the Fever. Reserves Erica Wheeler and Kristy Wallace have 4 points and 3 assists each.
Temi Fagbenle drives up the baseline for the reverse lay 💪 pic.twitter.com/9hYyNeRfev
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 21, 2024
Connecticut runs its lead to 9 points as DeWanna Bonner gets more involved in the offense (16 points).
8:19 left 3Q: Sun 49, Fever 44
The Sun score the first 8 points of the quarter and regain the lead. Timeout, Fever. Alyssa Thomas has a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds ... and 5 assists).
LET'S GO SUN pic.twitter.com/rD98UuwU4M
— Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) May 21, 2024
Caitlin Clark starts the second half.
Halftime: Fever 44, Sun 41
Kelsey Mitchell has 12 points and 3 assists, while NaLyssa Smith has 10 and 5 rebounds, and Caitlin Clark 8 points.
Alyssa Thomas has 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists for Connecticut, which is 1-of-11 from 3-point range. The Sun have 11 offensive rebounds, but the Fever are +1 on the boards overall.
1:33 left 2Q: Sun 41, Fever 40
Kelsey Mitchell gets a 4-point play and is up to 10. Clark has not returned to the game.
4️⃣-point play!
Kelsey Mitchell beats the shot clock & draws the foul. pic.twitter.com/HEODn3aJkJ— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 20, 2024
The EFFORT from the @indianafever 👏
Kelsey Mitchell with the save and Katie Lou Samuelson on the other end with the bucket!
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/FzkL62xhEn— WNBA (@WNBA) May 20, 2024
5:29 left 2Q: Caitlin Clark leaves game with injury
She goes down after twisting her left ankle and heads to the locker room. The Fever trail 36-34 at the time. She returns to the bench a few minutes later.
Caitlin Clark suffered an apparent ankle injury.
Prayers up. 🙏
pic.twitter.com/ZcfNGHRGLh— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 20, 2024
5:44 left 2Q: Fever 34, Sun 34
NaLyssa Smith's and-1 on the Fever's first play in the second quarter gives them their first lead of the game. Smith has 8 points and 4 rebounds.
NaLyssa Smith knocks down the three 🏹 pic.twitter.com/hK5rjfRac8
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 20, 2024
and-1‼️
NaLyssa Smith gets the bucket & the foul. pic.twitter.com/E1lGsnhHLs— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 20, 2024
End 1Q: Caitlin Clark leads Indiana Fever
Fever 26, Sun 26
The Fever corral some offensive rebounds (matching the Sun with 5) and play some defense to close their deficit. Seven Indiana players have scored, with Caitlin Clark leading with 8 and Kelsey Mitchell with 6.
Temi Fagbenle grabs the save and Erica Wheeler flies in for the bucket 👏 pic.twitter.com/n3r8W6N11Y
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 20, 2024
Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas has 11 points and 6 rebounds.
What a 1Q for Alyssa Thomas 👏
11 PTS & 6 REB
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/FbQ9vhQyfq— WNBA (@WNBA) May 20, 2024
4:34 left 1Q: Sun 20, Fever 12
Caitlin Clark is 2-of-3 on 3-pointers, but the Fever can't stop the Sun, who are 9-of-16 from the field with 4 offensive rebounds.
Caitlin Clark from up top 👌 pic.twitter.com/cJx4yX2A3m
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 20, 2024
Caitlin Clark commits a foul 14 seconds in after DiJonai Carrington stole the ball and drove for a layup. Carrington had kicked the ball but it went uncalled.
Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun starting lineups
Fever: Katie Lou Samuelson, Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark, NaLyssa Smith, Aliyah Boston
Sun: DiJonai Carrington, Brionna Jones, Alyssa Thomas, Tyasha Harris, DeWanna Bonner
Indiana Fever vs Connecticut start time, date
7 p.m. ET Monday, May 20, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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2024 Fever schedule
This is the Indiana Fever 2024 schedule, with TV info; all times are ET
Date, day | place, opponent | Time, TV/results |
May 14, Tues. | at Connecticut | |
May 16, Thurs. | vs. New York | |
May 18, Sat. | at New York | |
May 20, Mon. | vs. Connecticut | 7 p.m., ESPN |
May 22, Wed. | at Seattle | 10 p.m., WTHR |
May 24, Fri. | at Los Angeles | 10 p.m., Ion |
May 25, Sat. | at Las Vegas | 9 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
May 28, Tues. | vs. Los Angeles | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
May 30, Thurs. | vs. Seattle | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
June 1, Sat. | vs. Chicago* | 1 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
June 2, Sun. | at New York* | 7 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
June 7, Fri. | at Washington* | 7:30 p.m., Ion, WTHR |
June 10, Mon. | at Connecticut* | 7 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
June 13, Thurs. | vs. Atlanta* | 7 p.m., WTHR |
June 16, Sun. | vs. Chicago | Noon, CBS |
June 19, Wed. | vs. Washington | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
June 21, Fri. | at Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
June 23, Sun. | at Chicago | 6 p.m., NBA TV, WALV |
June 27, Thurs. | at Seattle | 10 p.m., Prime, WALV |
June 30, Sun. | at Phoenix | 3 p.m., ESPN |
July 2, Tues. | at Las Vegas | 10 p.m., ESPN |
July 6, Sat. | vs. New York | 1 p.m., CBS |
July 10, Wed. | vs. Washington | Noon, NBA TV, WTHR |
July 12, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
July 14, Sun. | at Minnesota | 7 p.m., ESPN |
July 17, Wed. | at Dallas | 8 p.m., ESPN |
Aug. 16, Fri. | vs. Phoenix | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Aug. 18, Sun. | vs. Seattle | 4 p.m., ABC |
Aug. 24, Sat. | at Minnesota | 8 p.m., NBA TV |
Aug. 26, Mon. | at Atlanta | 7:30 p.m., NBA TV, WTHR |
Aug. 28, Wed. | vs. Connecticut | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
Aug. 30, Fri. | at Chicago | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 1, Sun. | at Dallas | 4 p.m., NBA TV |
Sept. 4, Wed. | vs. Los Angeles | 7 p.m., CBS SN, WALV |
Sept. 6, Fri. | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 8, Sun. | vs. Atlanta | 4 p.m., WTHR |
Sept. 11, Wed. | vs. Las Vegas | 7 p.m., NBA TV |
Sept. 13, Fri. | vs. Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m., Ion |
Sept. 15, Sun. | vs. Dallas | 3 p.m., WALV |
Sept. 19, Thurs. | at Washington | 7 p.m., Prime, WTHR |
*-Commissioner's Cup games
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