Johnson's 16  2nd half points  fuel Fever past Sun, 83-70

Johnson's 16 2nd half points fuel Fever past Sun, 83-70

Published Aug. 2, 2015 8:47 p.m. ET

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Shenise Johnson scored all 16 of her points in the second half, Erlana Larkins added 10 points and 13 rebounds and the Indiana Fever rallied to beat the Connecticut Sun for the second time in six days, 83-70 on Sunday.

The Fever (11-8) have won six straight home games for the first time since 2011.

Connecticut (9-9) led by 11 after one quarter and had a nine-point lead at halftime, but Johnson, Larkins and Briann January led Indiana's second-half comeback. The Fever made 28 of 30 free throws.

January finished with 12 points.

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Kelsey Bone led Connecticut with 20 points, and Alyssa Thomas had 18.

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