GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever, 92-70 in their fourth straight win of the season.
• Sun forward, Brionna Jones scored her 1,000^th career point in today’s victory. B. Jones is currently in her sixth season in the league and joins teammates Jasmine Thomas, Jonquel Jones, DeWanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas and Courtney Williams in the 1,000+ point club.
• This was the third straight game the Sun have scored 90 or more points. Connecticut only hit the 90 or more mark twice in the entire 2021 season.
• Connecticut had a balanced scoring attack today as four Sun players scored in double-digits.
• Jones and Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut in scoring with 18 points apiece. B. Jones added six rebounds and two steals, while Thomas had six rebounds, six assists and two steals in the effort.
• The Sun took care of the ball in today’s win, committing a season-low 14 turnovers. Connecticut scored 26 points off of 15 Indiana giveaways.
• Connecticut moves to 4-1, while Indiana falls to 2-6.
• Victoria Vivians led Indiana with 15 points, one rebound, two assists and two steals.
• The teams traded baskets in the first six minutes of play, but the Sun ultimately took a 17-9 lead into the first timeout of the quarter. Courtney Williams, Jonquel Jones and Jones each had four points in the opening stretch to lead Connecticut.
• Connecticut led after the first quarter, 26-15. Williams led the Sun with seven points and two rebounds in the opening ten minutes of action.
• The Sun shot 35-68 (51.5%) to the Fever’s 22-62 (35.5%).
• Connecticut’s twenty-six first-quarter points tied its season-high.
• Connecticut took a 54-41 lead into the locker room, outscoring the Fever by 2 in the second quarter, 28-26. The Sun’s 54 first-half points set a new season-high for points in the first half of action.
• Jones led the Sun with 12 points, four rebounds and one steal in the first 20 minutes of play. A. Thomas had 10 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals after two quarters.
• Tiffany Mitchell and Queen Egbo each finished the half with 7 points to lead the Fever.
• Natisha Hiedeman nailed two triples in 12 first-half minutes to provide a spark off the bench.
• Connecticut shot 48.8% (21-43) from the field, while Indiana shot 46.7% (14-30).
• The Sun held the edge in points in the paint (24-18) and fast break points (6-4), while the Fever outscored the Sun in second chance points (11-9).
• Connecticut extended its lead in the third quarter, 73-55. Williams had six points, two rebounds and two assists out of the locker room to lead the Sun in the third.
• The Sun outscored the Fever 19-15 in the fourth to close out a 92-70 victory.
• Williams finished with a season-high 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in the win.
• Jones notched 13 points, nine rebounds and one block.
• Yvonne Anderson had a career-high nine points, one rebound, two assists, and one block in a career-high 19 minutes of action.
• After dropping 23 points on Friday night against the Sun, Connecticut held Indiana’s leading scorer, Kelsey Mitchell to just five points, her season-low.
• Connecticut dominated the paint (42-32) and outscored Indiana on the fast break (8-4). The Fever had the edge in second chance points (13-10) and bench points (28-25).
• Today’s win is Connecticut’s second Commissioner’s Cup win of the season, moving them to 2-1 in Cup games on the year.

NEXT GAME

The Connecticut Sun head back to Connecticut for a three-game home stretch, beginning on Tuesday, May 24 vs. the Dallas Wings at 7PM EST at Mohegan Sun Arena. The meeting will be the first of the season against the Wings and the first out of two meetings this week. Connecticut went 3-0 last season against Dallas and have won nine of the last ten meetings dating back to the 2018 season, including six straight victories.