Natasha Howard was a consistent force Thursday night, finishing with 18 points and 13 rebounds in her sixth double-double of the season.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, Natasha Howard and Aliyah Boston had double-doubles, and the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 80-70 on Thursday night.

After 10 tied scores and seven lead changes, the Connecticut Sun suffered a late collapse to lose 85-77 to the Indiana Fever at TD Garden.

After a heated previous matchup that secured Indiana a Commissioner's Cup spot, the teams face off again tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

The Indiana Fever avoid a season sweep to the Connecticut Sun, knocking off the WNBA's No. 2 team 84-80.. Kelsey Mitchell scores 23 points, Caitlin Clark has 19 and Lexie Hull continues her torrid ...

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever hit the road to take on the Connecticut Sun in their WNBA playoff series opener. See highlights from Game 1:

Indiana shot a league-best 45.6% from the field in the regular season, while The Sun's 44.4% rate was sixth in the league. The Fever shot an average of roughly 9-of-26 from 3-point range this season for a 35.6% average, while Connecticut made about 6 of an average 18 3-points shots per game, a 32.7% clip.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are back in action on Wednesday, September 25 with a first-round playoff matchup against the Connecticut Sun. Game 2 of their three-game series is here!

Here's how the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun match up in the WNBA playoffs The Sun won three of four games from Indiana during the regular season, but the Fever won the last matchup on Aug. 28.