Carolyn Jones scored a game-high 31 points Thursday as the New England Blizzard rode a fourth-quarter rally to a 77-69 victory over the Portland Power.

New England (17-16) was down 38-32 at the half, but outscored Portland (19-15) 26-14 in the fourth quarter, with Jones scoring 12 points in each of the last two periods. Jennifer Rizzotti added 11 points and a season-high 11 assists for New England, who climbed above the .500 mark for the first time since Dec. 3.

Blizzard 77, Power 69 At Springfield, Mass.

Portland (69) - Milton 3-9 0-0 6, Harrison 4-9 1-2 10, Williams 8-16 3-3 19, Powell 2-10 11-11 15, Goodenbour 3-8 0-0 9, Steding 2-3 0-0 6, Ford 2-3 0-0 4, Totals 24-58 15-16 69.

New England (77) - Hodges 2-6 0-0 4, Deden 2-5 2-3 6, Berry 3-7 0-0 6, Jones 10-16 11-13 31, Rizzotti 4-9 1-2 11, Tate 4-6 0-0 8, Hill 1-2 0-0 2, Berube 0-0 0-0 Roland 0-1 0-0 0, Wolters 4-8 1-2 9, Totals 30-60 15-20 77.

Portland 27 11 17 14 - 69

New England 18 14 19 26 - 77

3-Point goals-Portland 6-12 (Goodenbour 3-6, Steding 2-3, Harrison 1-2, Powell 0-1), New England 2-7 (Rizzotti 2-5, Berry 0-2). Fouled out- Goodenbour. Rebounds-Portland 34 (Williams 8), New England 34 (Berry 11). Assists-Portland 15 (Milton, Williams, Powell 3), New England 21 (Rizzotti 11). Total fouls-Portland 18, New England 14. A-2,268.