Douglas scored nine points in the first six minutes after halftime and Sales scored 16 of her 26 after intermission as the Connecticut Sun snapped the Fever's five-game home winning streak with a 74-65 victory.
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Douglas scored the first five points of the second half, and her free throws with 14 minutes left gave Connecticut a 40-36 edge.
Sales took over soon thereafter, hitting her first basket of the half with 11:21 left for a 46-42 edge. After a hoop by Indiana's Tamika Catchings cut the lead to 52-51, Sales drained a 3-pointer and a jumper. Her 3-pointer with 2:11 left provided a 67-58 edge.
Sales shot 10-of-16 from the floor and added five rebounds, Douglas scored 12 points and Taj McWilliams-Franklin added 10 and 12 rebounds for the Sun (20-6), who moved 4 1/2 games ahead of the Fever atop the Eastern Conference standings.
Catchings had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Kelly Miller added 14 for Indiana (15-10), which shot 36 percent (25-of-69).