ESPN Coverage of 2015 WNBA Finals to Tip Off on ABC, 10/4

ESPN networks exclusive coverage of the 2015 WNBA Finals presented by Boost Mobile featuring the Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx and the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Fever will tip off Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 1of the best-of-five series will air on ABC and can also be seen on the ABC SuperSign in Times Square in New York City. All other games will be played on ESPN2, except for the if-necessary Game 4, which will be televised on ESPN. Commentator Ryan Ruocco and analyst Rebecca Lobo, with reporter Holly Rowe will call the Finals. Also, Carolyn Peck will provide studio analysis from ESPN's Bristol, Conn., studio.

The head coaches of both teams - Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve and Indiana's Stephanie White - and select players will wear microphones during the games.

The series will be a rematch of the 2012 WNBA Finals, in which the Fever defeated the Lynx three games to one. Minnesota, led by 2014 WNBA MVP and 2013 Finals MVP Maya Moore, have reached the WNBA Finals in four of the past five seasons and last won the Championship in 2013. The Fever, anchored by 2011 MVP and 2012 Finals MVP Tamika Catchings, will look for their second WNBA Championship after winning it in 2012. Catchings is currently second on the WNBA's all-time scoring list, behind the retired Tina Thompson.