INDIANAPOLIS — With plenty of star power in the building, the Indiana Fever knocked out the Sun on Wednesday night at an amped up Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Indiana’s 84-80 win helped the Fever avoid being swept by the Sun. It was a big turnaround for a Fever team who had lost to Connecticut three times earlier this season, including once when coach Christie Sides pulled her starters in the second half.
Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Gabby Thomas were in the crowd, as was entertainment icon and Indianapolis native David Letterman and Colts QB Anthony Richardson.
The Fever are now 15-16, seventh in the league, solidifying their playoff position.
Here are three observations:
Fever come out hot against Sun
Before Wednesday night, the Fever had five games they had 50 or more points at halftime. All of them were against teams they have beaten handily throughout the season — three against Atlanta and two against Phoenix.
Wednesday was the sixth time — against a team the Fever were 0-3 against coming into the game. But Indiana is a different team from when the teams last met back in June.
After starting the game down 8-2, Indiana easily got a handle on the score. They shot 50% (9-of-18) from 3-point range in the first half and led the Sun, the second-best team in the league, by nine heading into halftime.
