2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup

2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Game

Cup Final
Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx (4-1) (5-1) 74 59 Head coach: Stephanie White Head coach: Cheryl Reeve
1 2 3 4 Total Indiana Fever 12 20 20 22 74 Minnesota Lynx 20 7 15 17 59
Date	Regular Season: June 1-17, 2025 Championship: July 1, 2025
Venue	Local WNBA Arenas (Regular Season) Target Center (Championship)
MVP	Natasha Howard (IND)
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The 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by Coinbase ) was the WNBA's fifth Commissioner's Cup in league history. The Cup featured a transition away from the eleven-game format to a five-game format in the Eastern Conference and six-game format in the Western Conference, with six teams in the Eastern Conference and seven in the Western Conference. The best team in cup play from each conference faced off in a championship game. ^[1] The Cup was won by the Indiana Fever, the franchise's first Commissioner's Cup. ^{[2] [3]}

Format

The team with the best record in cup games from each conference played in the championship game against each other, with the team having the best record hosting the game. This season, the cup shifted to a five-game per team format instead of the previous ten games per team. All games were played between June 1 and June 17, 2025.

Funding to local non-profits

Each team selects a charity of their choice to represent, and support throughout the Commissioner's Cup series. ^[4]

Team	Charity	Donation Total
Atlanta Dream	Center for Black Women's Wellness	$11,000
Chicago Sky	K.W.O.E. Foundation	$7,000
Connecticut Sun	ACLU of Connecticut Foundation	$7,000
Dallas Wings	Unity Unlimited, Inc.	$8,000
Golden State Valkyries	Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice	$12,000
Indiana Fever	Peace Learning Center	$23,000 [5]
Las Vegas Aces	Anti-Defamation League – Nevada (ADL Nevada)	$10,000
Los Angeles Sparks	Social Justice Partners LA	$10,000
Minnesota Lynx	ACLU of Minnesota	$21,000
New York Liberty	Girls For Gender Equity	$13,000
Phoenix Mercury	YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix	$14,000
Seattle Storm	Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle	$14,000
Washington Mystics	ACLU of D.C.	$9,000

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	GB	Qualification		IND [6]	NYL	ATL	WAS	CHI	CON
1	Indiana Fever [7]	5	4	1	412	364	+48	—	Advance to Championship Game		—	102–88	58–77	85–76	79–52	88–71
2	New York Liberty	5	4	1	445	379	+66	—			88–102	—	86–81	86–78	85–66	100–52
3	Atlanta Dream	5	3	2	411	354	+57	1			77–58	81–86	—	89–56	88–70	76–84
4	Washington Mystics	5	2	3	393	399	−6	2			76–85	78–86	56–89	—	79–72	104–67
5	Chicago Sky	5	1	4	338	397	−59	3			52–79	66–85	70–88	72–79	—	78–66
6	Connecticut Sun	5	1	4	340	446	−106	3			71–88	52–100	84–76	67–104	66–78	—

Updated to match(es) played on June 17, 2025. Source: WNBA

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	GB	Qualification		MIN	SEA	PHX	GSV	LAS	LVA	DAL
1	Minnesota Lynx	6	5	1	516	439	+77	—	Advance to Championship Game		—	84–94	88–65	86–75	101–78	76–62	81–65
2	Seattle Storm	6	4	2	504	456	+48	1			94–84	—	89–77	70–76	98–67	70–75	83–77
3	Phoenix Mercury	6	4	2	482	484	−2	1			65–88	77–89	—	86–77	85–80	76–70	93–80
4	Golden State Valkyries	6	3	3	483	471	+12	2			75–86	76–70	77–86	—	89–81 (OT)	95–68	71–80
5	Los Angeles Sparks	6	2	4	496	541	−45	3			78–101	67–98	80–85	81–89 (OT)	—	97–89	93–79
6	Las Vegas Aces	6	2	4	452	498	−46	3			62–76	75–70	70–76	68–95	89–97	—	88–84
7	Dallas Wings	6	1	5	465	509	−44	4			65–81	77–83	80–93	80–71	79–93	84–88	—

Updated to match(es) played on June 17, 2025. Source: WNBA

Championship game summary

ABC

July 1, 2025 8:00 p.m. ET

Report

Indiana Fever 74, Minnesota Lynx 59
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 32–27, 52–42, 74–59
Pts: Natasha Howard (16) Rebs: Natasha Howard (12) Asts: Aliyah Boston (6)		Pts: Alanna Smith (15) Rebs: Napheesa Collier (9) Asts: Courtney Williams (4)

Target Center, Minneapolis,Minnesota Attendance: 12,778 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan Tiara Cruse Isaac Barnett

Team rosters

Indiana Fever

2025 Indiana Fever roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F/C 7 Boston, Aliyah 6' 5" (1.96m) 220 lb (100kg) 2001-12-11 South Carolina 2 G 22 Clark, Caitlin   6' 0" (1.83m) 157 lb (71kg) 2002-01-22 Iowa 1 G 51 Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 10 G 8 Cunningham, Sophie 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 1996-08-16 Missouri 6 F/C 12 Dantas, Damiris  (S) 6' 4" (1.93m) 214 lb (97kg) 1992-11-17 Brazil 9 F 6 Howard, Natasha 6' 3" (1.91m) 172 lb (78kg) 1991-09-02 Florida State 11 G 10 Hull, Lexie 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 1999-09-13 Stanford 3 G 15 McDonald, Aari 5' 6" (1.68m) 141 lb (64kg) 1998-08-20 Arizona 4 G 0 Mitchell, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 1995-11-12 Ohio State 7 F/C 21 Timpson, Makayla 6' 2" (1.88m) 173 lb (78kg) 2002-09-20 Florida State R F/C 11 Turner, Brianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 175 lb (79kg) 1996-07-05 Notre Dame 6 G – Wallace, Kristy  (S) 5' 11" (1.8m) 157 lb (71kg) 1996-01-03 Baylor 3	Head coach Stephanie White (Purdue) Assistant coaches Briann January (Arizona State) Karima Christmas-Kelly (Duke) Austin Kelly (Duke) Player development Keith Porter (Connecticut Avery Point) Athletic trainer Todd Champlin (Daemen) Assistant trainer Alexis Gholston (Sacramento State) Strength and conditioning coach Sarah Kessler (Queensland) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Minnesota Lynx

2025 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 6 Carleton, Bridget 6' 2" (1.88m) 177 lb (80kg) 1997-05-22 Iowa State 6 F 24 Collier, Napheesa 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) 1996-09-23 Connecticut 6 G 2 Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m) 132 lb (60kg) 1997-02-10 Marquette 6 C 77 Kliundikova, Maria 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 1998-07-16 Russia 2 F 7 Kosu, Anastasiia 6' 1" (1.85m) 190 lb (86kg) 2005-04-21 Russia R G 21 McBride, Kayla 5' 11" (1.8m) 179 lb (81kg) 1992-06-25 Notre Dame 11 G 1 Miller, Diamond 6' 3" (1.91m) 178 lb (81kg) 2001-02-11 Maryland 2 F 35 Pili, Alissa 5' 11" (1.8m) 235 lb (107kg) 2001-06-08 Utah 1 G 44 Samuelson, Karlie   6' 0" (1.83m) 162 lb (73kg) 1995-05-10 Stanford 6 F 15 Shepard, Jessica 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 1996-09-11 Notre Dame 4 F 8 Smith, Alanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 177 lb (80kg) 1996-09-10 Stanford 6 G 10 Williams, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 148 lb (67kg) 1994-05-11 South Florida 9 G/F – Griffin, Aubrey   (DP) 6' 1" (1.85m) 2001-11-06 Connecticut – F – Hirsch, Maïa  (DP) 6' 5" (1.96m) 2003-11-13 France – G/F – Juhász, Dorka  (S) 6' 5" (1.96m) 201 lb (91kg) 1999-12-18 Connecticut 2	Head coach Cheryl Reeve (La Salle) Assistant coaches Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown) Elaine Powell (LSU) Eric Thibault (Missouri) Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota) Athletic trainer Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse) Assistant trainer Brandi BlueArm (Minnesota State) Strength and conditioning coach Andrea Hayden (Missouri Baptist) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

References

1. "About the 2025 Cup". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
2. "MVP Natasha Howard leads Fever to Commissioner's Cup win vs. Lynx". ESPN . July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
3. Maloney, Jack (July 2, 2025). "Fever vs. Lynx score: How Indiana stunned Minnesota to win Commissioner's Cup despite Caitlin Clark's absence". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
4. "Community Organizations". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
5. Schwentker, Lauren (July 2, 2025). "Indiana Fever's Commissioner's Cup win fuels $23K gift to Peace Learning Center". WRTV. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
6. Boyd, James; Merchant, Sabreena (June 17, 2025). "Caitlin Clark in scuffle as Fever advance to Commissioner's Cup final: Takeaways". The Athletic. The New York Times . Retrieved July 4, 2025.
7. Boyd, James; Merchant, Sabreena (June 17, 2025). "Caitlin Clark in scuffle as Fever advance to Commissioner's Cup final: Takeaways". The Athletic. The New York Times . Retrieved July 4, 2025.

External links

• WNBA.com