Indiana Fever (9-11) vs. Connecticut Sun (5-14)

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Time: 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Television: None
Webcast: Live webcast and stats can be accessed via WNBA League Pass on FeverBasketball.com

Probable Starters
Fever — F- Tamika Catchings, F-Lynetta Kizer, C-Erlana Larkins, G- Erica Wheeler, G-Briann January
Sun– F- Alyssa Thomas, F- Camille Little, C- Jonquel Jones, G- Alex Bentley, G- Jasmine Thomas

Storylines & Promotion

• After a month-long stretch with eight of 10 games played on the road, the Indiana Fever begin a three-game home stand Wednesday as they host the Connecticut Sun for a special noon tipoff at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

• Wednesday afternoon’s game marks a special afternoon tipoff time as the Fever host Kids Day presented by Steak ‘n Shake. Come celebrate Freddy Fever’s Birthday with Two for One Wednesday tickets presented by Indiana Members Credit Union.

• Wednesday’s game will not be televised locally, but fans can follow all the action by watching WNBA League Pass via FeverBasketball.com or by following live updates on Twitter @IndianaFever.

• Indiana wrapped up its most recent road trip Sunday night as they mounted a second-half comeback to earn a 93-82 road win at Seattle for the Fever’s second straight win.

• During part of possibly their finest three-game offensive stretch this season, the Fever put together huge offensive outputs in the second half of all three road games on their recent West Coast road trip. Indiana scored at least 49 points and shot at least 63 percent from the field after halftime in all three road games. The Fever have shot a combined 67.7 percent (63-93) and 14-for-21 from three-point range in those three halves of basketball.

• The Fever shot a season-best 58.1 percent from the field in Sunday’s win while dropping in a season-high 11 three-point field goals. Indiana fell just 0.2 percentage points away of the franchise record for the best field goal percentage in a single game (58.3 at Phoenix, August 8, 2010). The Fever also recorded 24 assists on 36 field goals in the win.

• Shenise Johnson led the way in Indiana’s win at Seattle with a season-high 18 points as she sank a career-high five three-pointers.

• Devereaux Peters scored in double figures with 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting off the bench in Sunday’s win. She had gone 11 games without scoring in double figures before Sunday’s game, but has still shot the ball well. She has hit at least three field goals in each of the past seven games and is shooting 59.6 percent from the field over that span.

• Tiffany Mitchell scored in double figures in all three games during Indiana’s most recent road trip. She averaged 14.3 points per game and shot 54.2 percent from the field and a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line over the three games.

• Standing with a 5-14 record this season, the Sun saw a two-game winning streak come to a close as their second half rally came up just shot in Connecticut’s 63-67 home loss to Atlanta Sunday afternoon.

• The Sun feature two Indianapolis-area products, Alex Bentley and Kelly Faris. Bentley, who attended Ben Davis High School and Penn State, leads Connecticut in scoring with an average of 14.5 points to go with 2.5 assists per game. Faris, the Heritage Christian High School and University of Connecticut product, has appeared in 18 games off the bench for an average of 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

Last Meeting
(June 5, 2016) UNCASVILLE, CT – Tiffany Mitchell led Indiana with a career-high 21 points as the Fever outlasted the Connecticut Sun, 88-77, to improve their record to 4-4 in the first matchup this season. The Fever stormed out of the gates and shot nearly 77 percent from the field, 13-17, in the first quarter and built their lead to as many as 18 points in the third quarter. Connecticut rallied in the final quarter, closing the gap to six points midway through the final period, but Indiana countered with a 12-5 run that slammed the door and gave Indiana the victory on the second half of a weekend road trip.

Series
The Fever have now won six consecutive regular season games over Connecticut dating back to the 2014 season. Indiana has also defeated the Sun six consecutive times at home. Indiana swept the regular season series over Connecticut for the first time in the history of the series, taking all four matchups last season by an average margin of 13.3 points per game. The Sun lead the overall series 34-28, but Indiana holds a 17-14 record at home in the series.