Where to watch Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx? TV channel and schedule for Caitlin Clark’s last regular season game
Napheesa Collier's League-Best Lynx Host Caitlin Clark and the Fever at Target Center
T he last game of the season arrives at the Target Center with the WNBA's best regular-season team on one side and one of the sport's biggest draws on the other.
The Minnesota Lynx welcome the Indiana Fever to Minneapolis in a matchup that pits the No. 1 overall seed against a battle-hardened Eastern Conference qualifier — and reignites a rivalry that produced one of the summer's most memorable regular-season nights.
Schedule and Where to watch the Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx game
Tip-off for the Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx game is set for the evening of Thursday, September 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. Central Time and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The game will be played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, a building with a capacity of 19,356.
The WNBA coverage this season is carried across different networks, but for this particular game between Indiana and Minnesota, you’ll be able to watch it on USA Network and through streaming in YouTube TV, DIRECTV, or Sling TV.
Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx: Two teams arriving from very different places
Minnesota is finiching the regular season as the league's dominant force. The Lynx closed 32–10, the best record in the entire WNBA , and topped the Western Conference standings with a plus-315 point differential. That combination of scoring punch (3,834 points) and defensive discipline (3,519 allowed) is the profile of a genuine title favorite.
Indiana comes in as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference at 27–15, and league-wide the Fever ranked fifth. Notably, no team in the WNBA scored more points across the regular season than Indiana's 4,060 — a testament to the firepower this roster brings into the playoffs. The Fever also owned a healthy plus-244 differential, so while the seeding gap is real, the offensive ceiling is not.
The two clubs are trending in opposite directions entering the series, however. Minnesota bounced back from a home loss to the New York Liberty with a 101–89 road win at the Connecticut Sun on September 20. Indiana, meanwhile, stumbled into the break, falling 93–77 at home to the Washington Mystics on that same date after a convincing win over Toronto two days earlier.
Both of these teams met in Minneapolis on August 2, and the Lynx handled business with a 108–100 win — the Fever's only prior trip to the Target Center this year. Minnesota's ability to hang triple digits on a good defensive night is exactly the kind of scoreboard pressure that can wear on a road team in a playoff environment. Indiana will need to be far more efficient defensively than it was in that August loss or in the recent defeat to Washington.
Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx: Key players and rosters
The Lynx are built around forward Napheesa Collier, the two-way engine who sets the tone at both ends and gives Minnesota a go-to scorer in the halfcourt when possessions tighten in the fourth quarter.
Around her, the Lynx have veteran guard play and shooting in Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams , with Natasha Howard providing frontcourt muscle and rebounding. Guard Olivia Miles adds youthful creativity to a backcourt that already has plenty of playoff-tested experience. It's a roster with balance — scoring from multiple positions and the kind of defensive versatility that produced the league's stingiest differential.
Indiana's identity starts with guard Caitlin Clark, whose passing range and deep shooting can flip a game in stretches and who will command Minnesota's full defensive attention. Alongside her, Kelsey Mitchell provides scoring bursts off the dribble, while center Aliyah Boston anchors the interior on both ends — her rebounding and rim presence will be crucial against Howard and Collier.
Wing depth from Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull gives Indiana perimeter defenders and outside shooting. This is a group that led the league in points for a reason: when the shots fall, the Fever can outscore anyone.
Prediction for the Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx game
Everything about the profile favors Minnesota — best record, best differential, home court, and a prior win over this exact opponent at this exact venue. Indiana's offensive ceiling makes an upset possible if Clark gets hot and Boston controls the paint, but the Lynx's two-way balance and Collier's presence in crunch time should carry the night. Expect a high-scoring, physical opener with Minnesota pulling away late — Lynx by 7 to 9 points.
