RBS #60 WNBA’s best Sun dismantle Fever, as Caitlin Clark, 3 more starters benched

RBS #60
WNBA’s best Sun dismantle Fever, as Caitlin Clark, 3 more starters benched in blowout loss!

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Indiana Fever suffered a blowout loss at the hands of the Connecticut Sun on Monday night, falling 89-72 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

The Fever drop to 3-10 on the season, while the Sun improve to 10-1 — the best record in the league.

Defending without fouling

Fever coach Christie Sides emphasized pregame her team needs to defend without fouling — the Sun shot shot 30 free throws in their 88-84 win in Indiana earlier this season, and that ended up deciding the game.

“Defending without fouling, I mean, we put them on the line 30 times at home in that game, so we could just cut that in half,” Sides said.

But Connecticut is the best team in the league right now, and it knows how to draw fouls. They drew 10 fouls in the first half, shooting 13 free throws. Guard DiJonai Carrington alone got to the line seven times in the first half, making six. As a team, the Fever only had six total free throw attempts in the first half.

Connecticut’s prowess in drawing fouls also led to foul trouble for the Fever. Caitlin Clark drew her fourth foul of the game at the 6-minute mark of the third quarter, and she ended up sitting for the rest of the third.

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