Published January 13, 2015
Tina Charles had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun rallied from 16 points down and then held on to beat the Indiana Fever 70-64 on Thursday night.
Allison Hightower and Mistie Bass each scored 12 points and Tan White added 10 for last-place Connecticut (5-12).
Shavonte Zellous had 20 points and Jessica Breland added 17 points and seven rebounds for Indiana (8-10).
The Fever had only eight players in uniform, with All-Star Tamika Catchings (personal reasons) among those missing.
Trailing 52-36 with 1:35 left in the third quarter, the Sun used an 18-2 run to tie the score.
Bass' hook shot with 50.6 seconds left gave Connecticut a 63-62 lead. The Sun made seven free throws in the final 38.1 seconds, including two each by Hightower and White after Breland made two to pull the Fever to 66-64 with about 20 seconds to go.
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