Fever Host Sun in Final Game Before WNBA All-Star Break

The Indiana Fever close out their pre-All-Star schedule on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, hosting the Connecticut Sun at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, and Aliyah Boston, all three named 2026 WNBA All-Star starters, taking the floor as one of the strongest individual trios in the league heading into Chicago.

Indiana entered the night at 16-10. Connecticut arrived at 7-19, second-to-last in the WNBA standings among 15 teams and carrying a four-game losing streak in the series against the Fever that stretches back to the 2025 season.

What Clark, Mitchell, and Boston Bring to This Matchup

Indiana's offensive identity runs through all three of their All-Star selections, and each arrived at Wednesday's game in strong form.

Clark, listed at 20.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game on the official Fever roster, recorded one of the defining individual performances of the 2026 WNBA season just five days earlier. On July 17 against Seattle, she posted 45 points and 10 assists, the first 40-point, 10-assist game in WNBA history, according to the WNBA's official recap. That 45-point night also set the Indiana Fever franchise scoring record and made Clark the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 200 career three-pointers, reaching the mark in 74 games and breaking the previous standard of 81 games set by Katie Smith.

Mitchell arrived at the Sun game averaging 23.3 points per game, the highest individual scoring figure on either roster. She scored at least 20 points in 10 consecutive games, the ninth-longest streak in WNBA history, making her the seventh player ever to reach that mark, per the official Fever game release and ESPN's game report from July 18, and posted back-to-back 30-point performances against Seattle and the New York Liberty in the week leading up to this fixture. Indiana coach Stephanie White offered the most direct possible description when asked about Mitchell's current run: "She's just a ballplayer. She just wants to play."

Boston anchors the frontcourt at 17.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Her selection as an All-Star starter marked her fourth consecutive selection and, according to the WNBA's official announcement, the first time in franchise history that three Fever players were named starters in the same year. The July 22 game is the final fixture before all three travel to Chicago for the All-Star Game at United Center on July 25.

The Head-to-Head Record and June 13 Meeting

Connecticut arrives having lost their last four meetings with Indiana, a run that began in the 2025 season, and the most recent meeting shows the gap between these sides in 2026.

On June 13, the Fever beat the Sun 85-75 at Mohegan Sun Arena, with Clark posting 25 points, just above her current season average. Indiana held Connecticut to nine second-quarter points and limited the Sun to 5-of-17 from three-point range across the game. Mitchell scored 19 in that meeting, and Indiana's head coach Stephanie White has since pointed to improved defensive execution as the most significant area of growth for her team over the past six weeks. "We know we can score, but for us to accomplish what we want to accomplish, we've got to get better on the defensive end," White said ahead of the July 22 game.

The Fever average a league-high 94.4 points per game in 2026. Connecticut averages 79.7, near the bottom of the league. Indiana's nine-win advantage entering a home game against a team it has beaten four straight times makes Wednesday's matchup plain enough.

For a detailed breakdown of how Clark and Mitchell's individual statistical profiles dominated the prior week's Storm matchup, which directly set up Wednesday's momentum, the Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm player stats breakdown covers that game in full.

Connecticut's Players and What the Sun Can Offer

Connecticut's roster entering July 22 includes Brittney Griner, who leads the Sun at 14.1 points per game and 1.8 blocks per contest. Leila Lacan tops the team in steals at 2.1 per game. Aneesah Morrow leads Connecticut with 9.4 rebounds per game, and Charlisse Leger-Walker distributes at 3.3 assists per contest.

The Sun are 5-4 since snapping a seven-game losing streak that ran from June 2 to June 19. "Be mentally ready," head coach Rachid Meziane said ahead of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse fixture. "We have to be ready to respond by showing character."

Griner's status entering July 22 was listed as out with a knee injury, per Fox Sports' game page, removing the Sun's leading interior scorer and primary shot-blocker. Clark was confirmed available by the Fever, despite an ongoing back designation that has required careful management through much of this season.

The Fever's ability to hold six of their last eight opponents to 89 or fewer points tells a more complete picture of where Indiana stands defensively than the season-long figure of 89.7 allowed per game. That defensive improvement against a Sun team that scores under 80 points per game makes Wednesday a difficult night for Connecticut to navigate.

Clark's Historic July and the All-Star Context

The week leading into the Connecticut matchup was the strongest individual stretch of Clark's professional career by any single-game measure.

The 45-point night against Seattle on July 17 included 11-of-18 shooting from the field and 6-of-10 from three-point range. Clark simultaneously distributed 10 assists, added four steals and two blocks, and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 39.1 seconds remaining to seal the 110-107 win. Clark and Mitchell in that game, 45 and 30 points respectively, became the first WNBA teammates to each score 40 and 30 in the same game, per ESPN's verified recap.

Mitchell's run of 20-point games through the same period pushed her total of 20-plus-point outings in 2026 to 18, the highest in the WNBA this season. Her four 30-point games this year rank third in the league, behind only A'ja Wilson and Marina Mabrey.

Clark, Mitchell, and Boston's All-Star selections were confirmed by the WNBA on July 2. The vote combined fan ballots at 50 percent, player voting at 25 percent, and media selection at 25 percent. Having three starters was the highest of any team in the league.

Indiana's final regular-season fixture before the break also comes with bracket implications. The Fever sit at 16-10, inside the top half of the Eastern Conference, and every game in the second half of the season will shape playoff seeding in a conference with no obvious separation at the top.

Where and When

The game tips off at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Coverage is on USA Network, WTHR-13, and Fever Direct. The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game follows at the United Center in Chicago on Saturday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Indiana's next road trip takes the Fever to Seattle on July 28 for a second meeting with the Storm, broadcast on ESPN, as the Fever begin the back half of their regular-season schedule.