The Indiana Fever (20-20) will visit DeWanna Bonner and the Connecticut Sun (28-12) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The opening tip is at 7:30 PM ET.
The Sun have a +260 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.5 points per game. They’re putting up 80.1 points per game to rank eighth in the league and are giving up 73.6 per contest to rank first in the WNBA.
The Fever’s -107 scoring differential (being outscored by 2.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 85 points per game (third in WNBA) while giving up 87.7 per contest (11th in league).
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How to Watch Sun vs. Fever
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM ET
How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun’s Last Game
Connecticut’s previous game ended in a win over Indiana 93-69 at home. Marina Mabrey (27 PTS, 45 FG%, 5-12 from 3PT) and Bonner (22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 BLK, 63.6 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT) led the Sun, and Kelsey Mitchell (21 PTS, 5 AST, 45 FG%, 2-10 from 3PT) and Aliyah Boston (17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 57.1 FG%) paced the Fever.
Marina Mabrey: 27 PTS | 3 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 5 3PM
DeWanna Bonner: 22 PTS | 6 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 2 3PM
DiJonai Carrington: 14 PTS | 5 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
Fever’s Last Game
Kelsey Mitchell: 21 PTS | 3 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
Aliyah Boston: 17 PTS | 11 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
Damiris Dantas: 12 PTS | 2 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
Sun Players to Watch
Alyssa Thomas is tops on her team in both rebounds (8.4) and assists (7.9) per contest, and also averages 10.6 points. Defensively, she averages 1.6 steals (ninth in the league) and 0.5 blocked shots.
Bonner paces her squad in points per contest (15.1), and also averages 6 rebounds and 2 assists. At the other end, she posts 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
Mabrey averages 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, shooting 41.3% from the floor and 37.8% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game (eighth in league).
Brionna Jones is putting up 13.7 points, 1.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game.
DiJonai Carrington is averaging 12.7 points, 1.6 assists and 5 rebounds per game.
Fever Players to Watch
Caitlin Clark paces the Fever in scoring (19.2 points per game) and assists (8.4), and produces 5.7 rebounds. She also posts 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
Boston is the Fever’s top rebounder (8.9 per game), and she puts up 14 points and 3.2 assists. Her rebounding average ranks her seventh in the WNBA.
Mitchell gives the Fever 19.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. She also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
The Fever receive 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1 assists per game from NaLyssa Smith.
The Fever receive 5.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from Lexie Hull.
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