The Connecticut Sun returned from the Olympic break in emphatic fashion with an impressive 84-58 win at Indiana Thursday night.

The most amazing part of the blowout was that Connecticut's MVP candidate Lindsay Whalen did not score. Whalen missed both of her shots in 11 minutes of play. Tamika Whitmore four Sun players in double figures with 15 points. Asjha Jones added 14 while rookies Kerri Gardin and Sandrine Gruda chipped in with 11 points each. Add in nine points from Barbara Turner and eight each from Tamika Raymond and Jamie Carey and the Sun sent a message to a team it would face in the first round of the playoffs if the season ended right now. Erin Phillips had two points and one assist in 12 minutes in her season debut with the Sun. Connecticut will play at Atlanta Friday with neewly-signed Svetlana Abrosimova expected to make her debut with Connecticut.

The Sun's win combined with New York's loss to Chicago gives Connecticut (17-10) a one-game lead over Detroit and 1 1/2 game advantage over New York.

Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas were a combined 5 of 20 from the floor for Indiana. The Fever is 1 1/2 games ahead of Washington and 2 1/2 ahead of Chicago in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.