Overview
- Connecticut beat Portland 90-87 after Brittney Griner was cleared to play, with Aaliyah Edwards scoring 21 points off the bench and Griner adding 20.
- Griner’s availability came after a left quad contusion sidelined her for two games and she has played only 13 games this season because of injuries.
- During the game Griner moved past Sancho Lyttle to 16th on the WNBA all-time rebounds list with 2,602 career rebounds, a milestone confirmed by the league.
- Portland mounted a late comeback and Bridget Carleton missed a buzzer 3 that would have forced overtime, but Connecticut closed out the final minutes to secure the win.
- The victory improved the Sun to 6-18 but the team still wrestles with uneven availability and reports of a 2027 relocation and rename to the Houston Comets remain limited and not widely confirmed.