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The Indiana Fever erased a 21-point deficit and picked up a much-needed win to keep pace in the playoffs race.
The injury bug has spread through the Indiana Fever this season, and it bit veteran guard Sophie Cunningham over the weekend. Cunningham went down in the second quarter of a comeback, overtime win against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
The Indiana Fever travel to Uncasville, Conn. Sunday to face the Connecticut Sun at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Sunday, Aug. 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Those fears were confirmed on Tuesday with the team announcing guard Sophie Cunningham is out for the season with a right knee injury suffered in the second quarter of the Fever's stirring 99-93 overtime win against the Connecticut Sun.
The Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun today after trailing by 21 points. Kelsey Mitchell has a career-high tying performance. Stats, highights.
The Connecticut Sun have yet to record back-to-back wins this season, but they’ll get a good shot against the Indiana Fever on Sunday.
There is plenty of WNBA action lined up for Sunday, AUg. 17, starting with a contest at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. where the Connecticut Sun are hosting the Indiana Fever.
Indiana looks to snap two-game losing streak while Connecticut hopes to build momentum after breaking their five-game skid earlier this week.
Marina Mabrey and the Connecticut Sun were up by as much as 21 points in Sunday’s game against the Indiana Fever. However, thanks to a career day from WNBA All-Star Kelsey Mitchell, who scored 38 points, the Fever were able to escape with a 99-93 overtime win.