Larkins helps Fever beat Storm 76-68

INDIANAPOLIS – Erlana Larkins scored 17 points and Natasha Howard and Shavonte Zellous each added 13 to help the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm 76-68 on Wednesday night.

The Fever (5-4) overcame a nine-point, second-quarter deficit, taking the lead at 63-61 on Marissa Coleman’s 3-pointer from the left corner with 4 minutes to play.

“I thought it was a good win against a good scrappy team,” Fever coach Lin Dunn said. “It is always special for me to see a team behind and come back and win.”

Coleman scored 12.

Larkins also had 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

Camille Little led Seattle (4-7) with 17 points, Tanisha Wright added 15, and scoring leader Crystal Langhorne was held to eight.

Seattle used a 13-4 run late in the second quarter to build its nine-point lead.

“The second half we kind of lost that focus and intensity,” Wright said. “We just didn’t do as good of a job and down the stretch they took advantage.”

Indiana was again without Tamika Catchings. She has yet to play this season because of a back injury.