Overview

• Indiana clinched its place in the Commissioner’s Cup championship against the Minnesota Lynx with an 88-71 victory over Connecticut at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
• The rivalry boiled over in the third quarter when Connecticut’s Jacy Sheldon poked Caitlin Clark in the eye and Marina Mabrey body-checked Clark to the floor.
• Sophie Cunningham’s late hard foul on Sheldon sparked another scuffle that resulted in ejections for Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen.
• Fever coach Stephanie White and Clark faulted officials for missing early fouls and failing to rein in the game’s escalating physicality.
• The league has announced fines for multiple players, while Fever fans sold out Cunningham’s jerseys in support of her defense of Clark.