Sun start fast, breeze to road win over Fever
INDIANAPOLIS — Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones scored 18 points each as the Connecticut Sun breezed to a 92-70 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday afternoon. The Sun won their fourth in a row after a season-opening loss, and the Fever lost their fourth straight.
Thomas also had six rebounds and six assists for Connecticut (4-1), which jumped out to a 26-15 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Courtney Williams scored 15 and Jonquel Jones pitched in with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Victoria Vivians led Indiana (2-6) with 15 points. She has scored at least 15 points in four of the last five games played and is averaging a career-best 11.1 points this season. Emily Engstler had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Fever.
Indiana star Kelsey Mitchell, who entered Sunday as the WNBA’S second-leading scorer at 19.7 points per game, was held to five points on 2-for-12 shooting.
She did surpass 2,000 points for her WNBA career.
The teams met for the second time in three days. The Sun beat the Fever 94-85 Friday night in Uncasville.
Sunday was the third straight game the Sun scored 90 or more points. Connecticut only hit the 90-or-more mark twice in the entire 2021 season.
The Sun shot 51.5% overall and 46.2% from 3-point range (6 of 13). The Fever shot 34.9% overall, made 3 of 17 from 3 (17.6%) and fell to 1-4 at home.
Indiana honored players and staff from its 2012 WNBA championship team throughout the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Sun return home Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game against the Dallas Wings (4-2) at Mohegan Sun Arena.