MONTVILLE, Conn. — Tiffany Hayes scored 14 points, Alyssa Thomas had 10 points and 14 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 76-59 on Friday night for their franchise-record 27th victory of the season.
DeWanna Bonner, Natisha Hiedeman and DiJonai Carrington scored 10 points apiece for the Sun (27-12), who have now beaten the Fever eight consecutive times. Indiana (12-27) hasn't beaten Connecticut since July 3, 2021.
Bonner had eight rebounds and five assists, while Thomas added eight assists to go along with her 28th double-double of the season.
The Sun made six of their first nine 3-pointers before finishing 7 of 19.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points and Erica Wheeler and NaLyssa Smith each added 14 points for Indiana.
Connecticut had a 21-point lead in the first half before Indiana closed on a 15-2 run to get within 37-31 at the break. The Sun responded by outscoring Indiana 13-4 over the final four minutes of the third quarter for a 59-44 lead.
Connecticut, with has the third best record in the league, closes the regular season against Chicago on Sunday. Indiana hosts Minnesota.
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