Sun snap 5-game skid with an 85-83 win over the Caitlin Clark-less Fever

INDIANAPOLIS AP Marina Mabrey scored of her points in the third quarter Tina Charles added points and the Connecticut Sun snapped a five-game season-opening losing streak with an - domination over the short-handed Indiana Fever on Friday night Indiana was without star Caitlin Clark who missed her second battle due to a strained left quad Clark was injured while playing against New York on Saturday Connecticut led - early in the fourth quarter before the Fever stormed back and scored straight points to take the lead Indiana which hit only three of its first -point attempts used a - run that was highlighted by three straight s for a - lead with left The teams combined to make a -pointer on four consecutive possessions with Lexie Hull s corner pulling Indiana within - Mabrey answered with a jumper from the line for a three-point lead with left Connecticut rookie Saniya Rivers went of at the line with seconds left for an - lead After a timeout Kelsey Mitchell mishandled an inbounds pass and was well short on a corner -pointer at the buzzer with Charles defending Rivers finished with points and six assists for Connecticut - Aliyah Boston had points five rebounds and seven assists for Indiana - Mitchell and Bonner finished with points apiece Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham was helped off the court with six minutes remaining in the fourth after appearing to injure her right ankle AP WNBA https apnews com hub wnba-basketball Source