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The basketball world locked its eyes onto a historic evening of WNBA action yesterday, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, as the Indiana Fever unleashed a historic offensive masterclass to crush the Toronto Tempo 113-91, officially closing out their 2026 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup slate with an elite 5-1 record and finishing second overall in the Eastern Conference standings while simultaneously raising $16,000 for local charity via Coburn Place.

The game belonged entirely to Indiana’s explosive offense, which shot a sizzling 52% from the field, buried 13 of 30 from three-point range, and went a dominant 28 of 33 from the free-throw line to firmly secure a new franchise record for points scored in a regulation-time game, blowing past their previous record of 110 points set back in 2024.

The relentless attack was masterfully anchored by veteran guard Kelsey Mitchell who dropped a game-high 27 points on a near-flawless 9-of-11 shooting display, locking herself into a tie for the 13th most 25+ point games in WNBA history alongside legends Candace Parker and Skylar Diggins.

Running the floor alongside her, Caitlin Clark delivered a masterclass with 21 points and a towering 14 assists to notch her 23rd career double-double and surpass her own previous record for the second-most assists in a single game in Fever history—a spectacular feat arriving just hours after Clark was officially named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week yesterday morning for her spectacular league-leading 76-point weekly stretch.

To solidify the interior dominance, Aliyah Boston commanded the paint with 18 points and 11 rebounds, logging her fourth consecutive double-double and the 46th of her career, second only to franchise icon Tamika Catchings in the history books.

Off the bench, the spark was provided by Sophie Cunningham who exploded for a season-high 24 points behind a lethal 6-of-7 shooting performance from beyond the arc, combining with Mitchell to score 21 of Indiana's 32 third-quarter points to completely neutralize Toronto's desperate counter-efforts.

The expansion Toronto Tempo fought valiantly behind Laura Juskaite’s team-high 19 points and Marina Mabrey’s 18 points, but their offensive execution faltered heavily under a massive 54-32 rebounding deficit, and their rotation suffered a severe blow when star guard Brittney Sykes was helped off the floor with a painful-looking leg injury in the first half, joining an already thin bench lacking the injured Nyara Sabally and Kiki Rice.

Beyond the active hardwood battles yesterday, long-term operational schedules were formalized behind the scenes as Georgia Women’s Basketball officially released their 16-game SEC opponents schedule for 2027, locking in an unmissable home-and-away series against the rival Florida Gators scheduled to jump off on December 31, 2026.