The Connecticut Sun are back to their winning ways.
After suffering their first regular-season loss to the New York Liberty on Saturday, the Sun responded in dominant fashion, routing the Indiana Fever 89-72. Indiana had a brief lead at 7-5, but Connecticut gained control with a DeWanna Bonner 3-pointer and didn’t trail for the final 37 minutes.
This was the third meeting of the year between the Sun and the Fever, and there was some hope on Indiana’s side that the young Fever were closing the gap after turning a 21-point loss on opening night into a four-point defeat one week later. Instead, the margin between the two teams has increased again, with Connecticut firmly in championship contention and Indiana fighting to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
The Fever came into this matchup with a little momentum, having won two of their previous three games. But they put up a defensive stinker, falling behind by 20 points in the first half as they allowed the Sun to shoot 61 percent from the field and 6 of 8 on 3-pointers. Connecticut let go of the rope in the second half after the lead crested to 28, but the Sun still had five players finish with at least 10 points and had 22 assists to 10 turnovers.
Even as Connecticut raced out to a 9-0 record, coach Steph White…
