UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Connecticut Sun sweep Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever out of the playoffs with an 87-81 win Wednesday night.
The third-seeded Sun will now face either Minnesota or Phoenix in the semifinals, which begin Sunday. It will be Connecticut’s sixth consecutive appearance in the semifinal round or later, tying the second-longest streak by any team in WNBA history.
Thomas finished with 26 assists in the two-game series, tied with Sue Bird (2020) for the most assists over a two-game span within a postseason.
Clark played much better in Game 2 than she did in her postseason debut Sunday. The AP Rookie of the Year finished with 25 points and nine assists, but it wasn’t enough. Aliyah Boston added 16 points and 19 rebounds.
Boston’s layup with 2:05 left gave Indiana a 77-75 advantage, but DeWanna Bonner, who was playing in her WNBA-record-matching 82nd playoff game to tie Lindsay Whalen, answered with a 3-pointer 14 seconds later.
Neither team scored on their next few possessions until Marina Mabrey hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 45.5 seconds left to give the Sun an 81-77 lead.
Kelsey Mitchell missed a 3 on the Fever’s next possession, and the Sun sealed the game…
