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Sun Scorch Fever

Last updated on Friday, August 29, 2008

(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) The Olympic break is over but the Indiana Fever didn’t show up as they were blown out by the Connecticut Sun 84-58 at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Former Fever Forward Tamika Whitmore led the sun with 15 points with Asjha Jones adding 14.

Tammy Sutton-Brown and Tully Bevilaqua led Indiana with nine points each as the Fever hit just 34-percent from the field.

Connecticut jumped on Indiana early, outshooting the Fever 66-percent to 30-percent from the field as the Sun built a 54-25 lead at halftime.

The 26-point margin of victory was the largest for the Sun over the Fever.

The Sun have won four in a row while the Fever have lost four of their last five.

Indiana falls to 12-and-15 as their lead over fifth-place Washington drops to a game and-a-half.

The fever host the Atlanta Dream on Saturday Night.

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