Happy members of the Connecticut Sun walk off the court with an 89-73 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday |
“I think in our last few games we waited until the second
half to kind of get going, so coach has been on us about starting the game the
way we play the second half and come out really hard,” said Jones on the Sun’s
fast start out of the gate. “So, yeah I’m happy with it. We were locked in and
ready to go.”
Erica Wheeler and
Jazmon Gwathmey led Indiana with 13 points apiece. The Fever, who fell to 8-16,
have lost four consecutive games, and nine of their last 10.
The Sun
completely dominated this one, leading 29-13 at the first turn, 47-28 at
intermission and 80-45 at the end of the third period. In fact, the Sun led by
38 late in the third quarter--the largest hole the Fever have been in all
season long—before Connecticut let up on the gas pedal with the outcome
essentially decided.
Jonquel "Double D" Jones had her third straight double-double. It was her 13th of the season. |
“They’re (Connecticut) are a good team,” said Indiana head
coach Pokey Chatman. “They are playing at home, they have some rhythm going and
we let them get off to a comfortable start. I am not excited about battling
back from down 38. We gave them 23 points off 18 turnovers. We dug a 12-foot
hole but only had a seven-foot ladder.”
“The big key was keeping them out of the paint,” said Sun
head coach Curt Miller. “In the first half, the discrepancy of points in the
paint between the two teams was large. Couldn’t be more proud of the way we
played.”
The Sun, who won their second consecutive game, improved to 14-9 overall and are looking good in their quest to snag their first postseason bid since 2012—Mike Thibault’s last season at the helm. Connecticut will play seven of its next eight games in the cozy confines of the Mohegan Sun Arena starting on Friday night when they will entertain Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. Tip-off is at 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on CSNHD and streamed on WNBA League Pass.
—with staff reports
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