Indy stood no chance Thursday night as the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx cruised to an 86-66 beatdown.Fever fans were also watching the Lynx matchup for playoff seeding purposes.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.With the loss, the Fever fall into a matchup against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, led by MVP frontrunner A'ja Wilson.
With a win, Indiana could have faced the Atlanta Dream.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!On Tuesday, Indy faced the Lynx at home and pulled off a statement win, at one point handing Minnesota its biggest deficit of the season.Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever passes the ball against Maya Caldwell and Natasha Howard of the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept.
24, 2026.(Getty Images)Minnesota extinguished all of Indiana's momentum in the rematch, locking down Caitlin Clark to a career-worst two points on 1-of-12 shooting (1-for-8 at halftime) in 18 minutes of action.The Fever went into the half down 62-32.
Minnesota was shorthanded for a second consecutive game with rookie sensation Olivia Miles out again with a calf injury.CAITLIN CLARK RETURNS AFTER FIBA TITLE AS KELSEY MITCHELL SETS WNBA SCORING MARK IN FEVER VICTORY OVER TEMPOThe Lynx rested their starters for the bulk of Tuesday's second half.Indiana seemingly followed suit on Thursday after falling behind by 30 in the third quarter, limiting Clark's floor time and seeing Sophie Cunningham held scoreless across 16 minutes.Myisha Hines-Allen of the Indiana Fever loses the ball as she goes to the basket against Natasha Howard of the Minnesota Lynx in the second quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept.
24, 2026.(Getty Images)Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever looks on against the Minnesota Lynx i...