Clark, Fever prevail in final appearance in Uncasville against Sun

UNCASVILLE, Conn., June 13, 2026 – Connecticut Sun fans aren’t the only group that will be mourning the loss of WNBA games next season when the team moves to Houston.

Fans of Indiana’s Caitlyn Clark will also feel the sting.

The first sellout crowd of 8,910 filled the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night to see Clark and the Fever. And it was a crowd pretty evenly split between the home team and Clark’s Fever squad.

The crowd roared just as loud when Clark scored or when the Fever used an 11-2 run to close out the game and hand the Sun their fifth straight loss with an 85-75 victory.

Clark scored a game-high 25 points, hit five three-point shots and dished out five assists. Kelsey Mitchell had 19 points, five assists and two rebounds while Ailyah Boston had 13 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and five assists.

Sophie Cunningham scored the final 11 points of the game for the Fever in the last 2:04 of the contest with three 3-point shots.

The Sun (2-13) had cut the lead to two points, 74-72, with 2:30 remaining before Indiana (7-5) surged in the final two minutes, sparked by Cunningham.

“You have to stay ready,” Cunningham said. “You have to make it count (when you get on the floor and I have to credit my teammates for getting me the ball.”

“When you have three elite players (Clark, Boston and Mitchell) who can dominate and take over a game, you have to have a feel for the game,” Cunningham said. “If the energy is low, you have to be the aggressor and bring the energy up. Or if they already have it, you have to slide right in and not let (the energy) fall.”

The Sun, who have matched their longest losing streak of the season at five, had a healthy roster with the return of Brittney Griner (sore ribs) and Aneesah Morrow (sore knee).

Olivia Nelson Ododa had a team-leading 12 points and a team high seven rebounds while Griner had 10 points. Leila Lacan had 11 points and a team-leading seven assists.

The Sun had an early lead with four quick points from Lacan and Aaliyah Edwards. Clark had the first five points for the Fever but Diamond Miller and Edwards helped the Sun grab a 9-5 lead. Indiana took the lead late in the first quarter.

The Fever led by four early in the fourth quarter but the Sun used a 5-0 surge to take a one-point lead, 65-64 with 8:20 remaining. A Lacan steal and drive to the basket cut the lead to two, 64-62. After a Fever turnover, Connecticut’s Neil Angloma hit 1-of-2 free throws.

Boston missed a shot in the lane and Kennedy Burke pulled down the rebound. She dished it to Lacan, who fed a driving Morrow who scored with 8:20 remaining to give the Sun a 65-64 lead.

But Indiana responded quickly. Clark hit a 24-foot jumper for three points to give the Fever the lead for good, 67-65. Lecan had a steal but Burke’s three-point shot that went in and out of the rim with 6:38 left.

Boston scored in the lane with 6:08 to go and Clark hit another three pointer with 5:20 remaining to extend the lead to seven, 72-65.

“Sometimes, we let one mistake turn into two and that is where we need to grow,” Clark said. “But we’re resilient. Our defense was good down the stretch getting stops. Teams are going to go away or fade away.”

The Sun did force 19 turnovers and got 25 points off turnovers. Connecticut had a season high 24 assists.

But they couldn’t sustain it through the fourth quarter.

This was the first game of a six-game homestand in Uncasville. Connecticut hosts Washington on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. as they look to grab their third win of the season.

It was the final game for the Fever and Clark at the Mohegan Sun Arena against the Sun. She played her first professional game here in 2024, following an outstanding collegiate career at Iowa.

“I enjoy coming here. I’ve had good experiences here,” she said.

Clark’s first playoff appearance came here in Uncasville when the Fever dropped a best-of- three series to the Sun, then coached by White.

There were plenty of fans wearing Indiana Fever jerseys throughout the crowd that reached up into the upper deck at the arena. Many were young girls with their parents, yelling loudly or their favorite player (Clark) and her team.

If they see Clark play again in person on the hardwood, it won’t be in Connecticut – at least for the foreseeable future.

Indiana 85, Connecticut 75
At Uncasville
Indiana (85) Billings 3-5 4-4 10, Boston 5-13 2-5 13, Mitchell 6-15 5-7 19, Hull 0-3 2-2 2, Clark 10-17 0-0 25, Hines-Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Timpson 1-1 0-1 2, Cunningham 4-5 0-0 11, Harris 0-1 0-1 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 30-61 13-19
Connecticut (75) Edwards 3-6 0-0 7, Miller 1-5 1-1 4, Griner 5-11 0-0 10, Rivers 4-10 0-0 9, Lacan 5-9 0-0 11, Morrow 4-14 0-0 8, Beers 0-0 0-0 0, Angloma 0-1 1-2 1, Nelson Ododa 6-12 0-2 12, Burke 3-4 4-4 10, Leger-Walker 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-75 6-9
Indiana (8-5)              30  17  16  22 – 85
Connecticut (2-13)     29  9  22  15  — 75
Three-point goals: Indiana 12-29 (Boston 1-2, Mitchell 2-9, Hill 0-2, Clark 5-10, Cunningham 3-4, Harris 0-1, Johnson 1-1); Connecticut 5-17 (Edwards 1-1, Miller 1-3, Rivers 1-4, Lacan 1-2, Morrow 0-4, Burke 0-1, Leger-Walker 1-2). Att: 8,910 (sellout)