Overview

• The game tips Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and airs nationally on CBS Sports Network with streaming on Fubo and Paramount+.
• Indiana sits 19-18 after six losses in eight games, including back-to-back defeats to the Lynx that dropped the Fever to eighth place.
• Caitlin Clark remains out indefinitely with a right groin issue, and Sydney Colson, Aari McDonald and Sophie Cunningham have been ruled out for the season.
• With the Sparks one game back, local coverage characterizes this as a must-win to protect the Fever’s playoff standing.
• Seattle arrives on a three-game streak after Nneka Ogwumike’s buzzer-beater capped a 30-point outing, placing the Storm sixth in the standings; hardship signee Shey Peddy recently provided 16 points off Indiana’s bench.