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Fever Win First Commissioner's Cup Without Caitlin Clark, Beat Lynx 74-59

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Updated Jul 2, 2025, 02:25 AM

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The Indiana Fever defeated the Minnesota Lynx 74–59 on Tuesday night in Minneapolis to capture the 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup, the franchise’s first trophy in the mid-season tournament and its first title of any kind. Indiana prevailed despite being heavy underdogs and playing without star rookie Caitlin Clark.

Minnesota opened the game with a 12-0 burst, but the Fever answered with an 18-0 run to end the second quarter, holding the defending champions scoreless for more than eight minutes and flipping a 13-point deficit into a lead they never relinquished. Indiana, priced at roughly +400 on betting markets and getting 10.5 points, limited the Lynx to 59 points—their lowest output in a Commissioner's Cup game—and handed them just their third loss of the season.

Along with the trophy, the Fever split the event’s $500,000 champion’s prize pool. The loss denied Minnesota a second consecutive Cup crown and underscored Indiana’s depth, reinforcing the club’s message that it is “not a one-woman team” even in Clark’s absence.

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Skip Bayless

@RealSkipBayless

Stunner: The Indiana Fever, without Caitlin Clark, just won the Commissioner's Cup easily at Minnesota, 74-59, as 5.5-point underdogs. Obviously the Lynx didn't take the Fever quite seriously enough ... while the Fever made a statement: "We're not a one-woman team."

Holly MacKenzie

@stackmack

fever falling behind by 13 then reeling off an 18-0 run and holding the lynx scoreless for the final 8+ minutes (!!??)) of the second q was def not how i was expecting this to unfold but go the hell off fever!!!!! that was wild.

theScore

@theScore

Big dub for the Fever as they take down the reigning Commissioner's Cup champs. 💪 (🎥: @YahooSports)

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

The future of the game is in good hands. Congratulations @IndianaFever on your 2025 @WNBA Commissioner's Cup victory.

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