Mohegan — Their day began Wednesday with a wakeup call a little after 4 a.m. Bus to the airport in Washington, where the Sun lost Tuesday night, plane to Bradley International Airport, bus back to Mohegan Sun. Film work after that.

Ah, the glamor of the WNBA, where sleep is an occasional rumor.

And so this probably wouldn't have been the night to predict the Sun would shoot 56 percent from the floor, 54 percent (13-24) from three-point range and nearly set the season record for points.

The Sun did all that and more, earning a 101-89 win over Indiana before 5,112 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Perhaps members of the crowd took commemorative photos of their team, which they hadn't seen in two weeks — and won't see again for another two weeks, the effect of grueling gaggles of road games.

Next stops: a four-game soiree from July 1-7 with stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

"I'm proud of that locker room," a raspy Sun coach Curt Miller said. "It's not easy to win on a back to back home or away, first-place team or last-place team. That's our fourth game in six days, when the morning started with a four-something a.m. wakeup. We still have a lot to work on, but I just need to go to bed."

Jonquel Jones scored a season-high 21 points for the Sun, while frontcourt mate Chiney Ogwumike scored 21 and added 10 rebounds. It was particularly encouraging for Jones, who hasn't been her all-star self much this season.

"In practice it was coming together, in shootaround I was feeling better but in the games it just wasn't going through for me," Jones said. "So I just want to trust the process. My teammates have been awesome. I feel good. Me coming back late (Jones didn't join the Sun until days before the first regular-season game) is affecting me a little bit."

The Sun led 30-14 after one period.

"The crowd energizes you," Miller said. "When you start to see the ball go through the basket for other people, it gives you confidence. Then when we got a lead, and I don't care what level you're at, it's easier to shoot the basketball with a lead."

Courtney Williams had 13 points for the Sun, while Shekinna Stricklen had 12 and Jasmine Thomas had 10 with six assists.

Not that it was all rainbows and champagne for Connecticut (9-6). The Sun watched Indiana (1-14) embark on a 14-0 run in the third period to creep within 10.

"There's a lot of disappointment now with the way we're playing. Not with the result. Everybody's going to go through streaks of wins and losses in this league. It's more we're disappointed how we're playing and the big runs against us," Miller said. "There was a big one again tonight that's frustrating to us.

"We are a sum of our parts. But when we get into these lulls, who are we going to play through? Who's going to get a big basket for us is something we're still figuring out."

It should be noted that when Indiana cut it to 10, the Sun threw it to Ogwumike on the low block for an easy basket.

Victoria Vivians led Indiana with 25.

The Sun have a day off today.

"Nearly 30 years in coaching, this is as big a grind as I've ever been involved in," Miller said. "We haven't practiced since last Tuesday. It's just impossible to practice in these stretches. It's not easy to teach a young team when you're struggling when you can't get on the practice floor to correct some of those things."

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