Sun 88-72 Fever (5 Aug, 2023) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

20-7, 11-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	31	25	18	14	88
IND	22	11	21	18	72

Indiana Fever

7-20, 2-9 home

Emma Cannon makes 18-foot jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
Rebecca Allen blocks Aliyah Boston's layup
Aliyah Boston makes two point shot
Emma Cannon makes jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)
Aliyah Boston makes layup (Emma Cannon assists)
Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emma Cannon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas blocks Aliyah Boston's two point shot
Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lexie Hull misses 6-foot two point shot
Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erica Wheeler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kristy Wallace assists)
Aliyah Boston makes 5-foot two point shot
Maya Caldwell makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Kristy Wallace assists)
Erica Wheeler misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Erica Wheeler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kristy Wallace misses layup
Aliyah Boston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 30-foot three point jumper
Kristy Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emma Cannon misses 18-foot jumper
Grace Berger misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Erica Wheeler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emma Cannon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aliyah Boston misses 10-foot jumper
Aliyah Boston makes two point shot
Kelsey Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
Emma Cannon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Mitchell misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Caldwell misses driving layup
Kristy Wallace misses two point shot
Kristy Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)
Erica Wheeler makes driving layup
Erica Wheeler makes two point shot (Kelsey Mitchell assists)
Lexie Hull misses two point shot
Aliyah Boston makes two point shot
Lexie Hull misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erica Wheeler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Mitchell makes two point shot
Emma Cannon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Mitchell assists)
Olivia Nelson-Ododa blocks Aliyah Boston 's 2-foot layup
Kristy Wallace misses two point shot
Lexie Hull misses two point shot
Kelsey Mitchell makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Emma Cannon assists)
Emma Cannon makes layup (Aliyah Boston assists)
Kelsey Mitchell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Aliyah Boston misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Emma Cannon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Grace Berger misses driving floating jump shot
Kelsey Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Mitchell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Emma Cannon makes jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
Grace Berger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)
Kelsey Mitchell makes 25-foot three point shot (Erica Wheeler assists)
Kristy Wallace misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Victaria Saxton makes 9-foot jumper (Maya Caldwell assists)
Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes 11-foot jump bank shot (Rebecca Allen assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses three point shot
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes pullup jump shot
Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Tiffany Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Tiffany Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses two point shot
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes tip shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes layup (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Tyasha Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes layup
DiJonai Carrington makes 1-foot two point shot
DiJonai Carrington makes 28-foot three pointer (Rebecca Allen assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 30-foot three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington makes two point shot (Tyasha Harris assists)
Tyasha Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot
Tiffany Hayes makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Tiffany Hayes misses running pullup jump shot
Tiffany Hayes misses three point pullup jump shot
Tyasha Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Kelsey Mitchell blocks Tyasha Harris 's 2-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses tip shot
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Tyasha Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (Rebecca Allen assists)
Rebecca Allen makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Aliyah Boston blocks DiJonai Carrington's driving layup
Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Tyasha Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses running pullup jump shot
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes two point shot
Tiffany Hayes misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 30-foot three point jumper (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)
Tiffany Hayes misses layup
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses hook shot
Grace Berger blocks Leigha Brown 's 8-foot pullup jump shot
Amanda Zahui B. blocks Olivia Nelson-Ododa's layup
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses 6-foot two point shot
Tyasha Harris misses three point pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington makes layup (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)

SUN

FEVER

TIME		CONN	IND
10:00	DeWanna Bonner vs. Aliyah Boston (Kelsey Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
9:55	Tiffany Hayes shooting foul	0	0
9:55	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
9:55	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
9:42	Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)	3	2
9:26	Emma Cannon traveling	3	2
9:16	DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	2
9:12	Sun offensive team rebound	3	2
9:01	Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	2
8:57	Erica Wheeler defensive rebound	3	2
8:50	Emma Cannon makes 18-foot jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)	3	4
8:37	Alyssa Thomas makes 11-foot jump bank shot (Rebecca Allen assists)	5	4
8:23	Kelsey Mitchell bad pass (Natisha Hiedeman steals)	5	4
8:21	Natisha Hiedeman out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	4
8:08	Rebecca Allen blocks Aliyah Boston's layup	5	4
8:04	Aliyah Boston offensive rebound	5	4
8:04	Aliyah Boston makes two point shot	5	6
7:51	Emma Cannon personal foul	5	6
7:47	DeWanna Bonner makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	7	6
7:38	Rebecca Allen personal foul	7	6
7:26	Emma Cannon makes jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)	7	8
6:58	Natisha Hiedeman misses three point shot	7	8
6:56	Tiffany Hayes offensive rebound	7	8
6:42	Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot	7	8
6:40	Aliyah Boston defensive rebound	7	8
6:34	Erica Wheeler out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	8
6:10	Rebecca Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	8
5:58	Aliyah Boston makes layup (Emma Cannon assists)	7	10
5:46	Lexie Hull shooting foul	7	10
5:46	Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
5:46	Olivia Nelson-Ododa enters the game for Rebecca Allen	8	10
5:46	Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
5:37	Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:33	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	9	10
5:23	Kelsey Mitchell shooting foul	9	10
5:23	Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 2	10	10
5:23	Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
5:05	Emma Cannon 3 second turnover	11	10
4:54	DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup	13	10
4:42	Emma Cannon misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	10
4:38	Olivia Nelson-Ododa defensive rebound	13	10
4:21	Natisha Hiedeman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	16	10
3:59	Alyssa Thomas blocks Aliyah Boston's two point shot	16	10
3:56	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	16	10
3:49	DeWanna Bonner makes pullup jump shot	18	10
3:38	Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	10
3:34	Erica Wheeler offensive rebound	18	10
3:25	Lexie Hull misses 6-foot two point shot	18	10
3:22	Olivia Nelson-Ododa defensive rebound	18	10
3:17	Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)	20	10
3:16	Fever Full timeout	20	10
3:16	Victoria Vivians enters the game for Kelsey Mitchell	20	10
3:16	Kristy Wallace enters the game for Emma Cannon	20	10
3:02	Olivia Nelson-Ododa shooting foul	20	10
3:02	Aliyah Boston makes free throw 1 of 2	20	11
3:02	Aliyah Boston makes free throw 2 of 2	20	12
2:53	DeWanna Bonner makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	22	12
2:53	Lexie Hull shooting foul	22	12
2:53	Maya Caldwell enters the game for Lexie Hull	22	12
2:53	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1	23	12
2:37	Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	12
2:33	Kristy Wallace offensive rebound	23	12
2:32	Erica Wheeler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kristy Wallace assists)	23	15
2:20	Alyssa Thomas offensive foul	23	15
2:20	Alyssa Thomas turnover	23	15
2:05	Aliyah Boston makes 5-foot two point shot	23	17
1:52	Tiffany Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)	26	17
1:31	Maya Caldwell makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Kristy Wallace assists)	26	19
1:14	Maya Caldwell personal foul	26	19
1:14	Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	27	19
1:14	Rebecca Allen enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	27	19
1:14	Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	28	19
1:03	Erica Wheeler misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	28	19
1:01	Sun defensive team rebound	28	19
50.1	Natisha Hiedeman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	31	19
28.1	Erica Wheeler misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	19
23.1	Maya Caldwell offensive rebound	31	19
9.1	Kristy Wallace misses layup	31	19
6.0	Maya Caldwell offensive rebound	31	19
1.1	Aliyah Boston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)	31	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	22

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 4-0

Sun
70
Fever
61

Game 1

20/5

Fever
78
Sun
81

Game 2

31/5

Sun
88
Fever
72

Game 3

5/8

Fever
59
Sun
76

Game 4

9/9

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

12:00 AM, 5 August 2023

Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 3,498

Referees:
Michael Price
Charles Watson
Angel Kent

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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