18-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || August 31 || Seattle || ABC || W 80-76 || Jones (20) || Holt (5) || Gardin (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518 (sellout) || 19-10 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || September 5 || Chicago || || W 80-75 || Whitmore (17) || Jones (6) || Whalen (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 8,088 || 20-10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || September 7 || San Antonio || ABC || L 73-85 || Jones (22) || Jones (9) || Abrosimova (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,956 || 20-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || September 9 || @ Houston || WCTX || L 68-75 || Jones (22) || Whalen (8) || Whalen (5) || Reliant Arena 5,769 || 20-12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 33 || September 11 || @ San Antonio || || L 74-78 || Jones (18) || Gardin (14) || Carey (7) || AT&T Center 6,791 || 20-13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || September 13 || Washington || WCTXNBA TV || W 87-81 || Phillips (18) || Phillips (8) || Gruda, Swanier (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 8,652 || 21-13 |- Playoffs In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the New York Liberty. Since the Sun had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at New York, game 2 at Connecticut, and game 3 (if needed) at Connecticut. The Liberty won the first game, but the Sun won the second to force a game three. The Sun were upset on their home floor by the Liberty and were eliminated from the playoffs. For the sixth consecutive season, the Sun advance to the playoffs. For the second consecutive season, the Sun do not advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || September 18 || @ New York || MSGNBA TV || L 63-72 || Whitmore (16) || Jones, Whitmore (6) || Whalen (6) || Madison Square Garden 7,649 || 0-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || September 20 || New York || MSGNBA TV || W 73-70 || Jones (16) || Whitmore (6) || Whalen (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,234 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || September 22 || New York || ESPN2 || L 62-66 || Whalen (19) || Jones (11) || Whitmore (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,011 || 1-2