Behind a pair of late three-pointers from Marina Mabrey, the Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever 87–81 on Wednesday night, advancing to the semifinals and putting an end to Caitlin Clark's rookie season.
After falling behind 13–4 in the game's opening minutes, the Sun controlled the pace for most of the contest and led by nine points heading into the fourth quarter. But a frantic run by Indiana, capped off with back-to-back three-pointers by Temi Fagbenle and Clark, gave the Fever a 71–70 lead with four minutes to play.
Mabrey, however, was having none of it. On the very next possession, she knocked down a cold-blooded three-pointer from 26 feet to stop Indiana's momentum.
CAITLIN CLARK AND MARINA MABREY TRADE THREES LATE IN GAME 2 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Cj2YTaXDhz
— ESPN (@espn) September 26, 2024
A few minutes later—with the game within one point—Mabrey hit another deep three-pointer to give the Sun a two-possession lead for good.
MARINA MABREY THREE IN THE CLUTCH 🔥
— ESPN (@espn) September 26, 2024
YOU BET 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/bMOWbylEa4
Mabrey, who had a team-high 27 points off the bench in Game 1, finished the night with 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting to go along with six assists and two blocks.
DeWanna Bonner (15 points), Alyssa Thomas (19), DiJonai Carrington (10) and Veronica Burton (10) also scored in double figures for the Sun, who advance to the WNBA semifinals for the sixth straight season.
Clark led Indiana with 25 points on 10-of-23 shooting in the final game of her historic WNBA rookie season.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Marina Mabrey's Clutch Threes Knock Caitlin Clark, Fever Out of WNBA Playoffs.
