Sun 84, Fever 58
Associated Press
Thursday, August 28, 2008
10:42 PM
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tamika Whitmore scored 15 points and the Connecticut Sun raced out to a big early lead in an 84-58 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night, marking the WNBA's return following an Olympics break.
Asjha Jones added 14 points and Kerri Gardin and Sandrine Gruda each had 11 for the Eastern Conference-leading Sun (17-10). Their margin of victory was the largest ever against Indiana, surpassing an 84-59 win over the Fever on Aug. 4, 2007.
Tully Bevilaqua and Tammy Sutton-Brown each scored nine points to lead Indiana (12-15), which lost for the fourth time in five games.
Connecticut shot 66 percent from the field in the first half, compared to 30 percent for the Fever. The Sun took control with a big second quarter, extending a nine-point lead to 54-25 on Gruda's layup and outscoring Indiana 30-10 in that period alone.
The lead was 54-25 at halftime and Gardin's basket early in the third quarter gave Connecticut its biggest lead at 62-27.