Overview
- Connecticut beat the Portland Fire 90-87 Tuesday in Uncasville after Portland's Bridget Carleton missed a potential game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
- Aaliyah Edwards led the Sun with 21 points off the bench, scoring 15 in the first half and finishing 9-of-13 from the field.
- Brittney Griner returned from a groin injury to score 20 points and help anchor Connecticut's offense inside.
- Portland mounted a late charge, opening the fourth with an 8-0 run and cutting a double-digit deficit to one, but the Fire finished 9-of-26 on 3-pointers and could not convert the final shot.
- The Sun shot about 52–53% overall despite going 3-of-14 from long range, a pattern that underlines both their inside strength and ongoing perimeter weaknesses as the team navigates injuries and roster disruption ahead of its 2027 relocation to Houston.