Seattle, WA (AHN) - Though they didn't make nearly as many shots as they're accustomed to making, the high-scoring Connecticut Sun managed to out-run the dead-tired Seattle Storm on Wednesday en route to a 76-63 victory over the Storm, who were playing their second game in two days.

Katie Douglas scored a team-high 17 points for Connecticut as the rested Sun caught the Storm coming off a rout of their own in Los Angeles Tuesday, where they beat the Sparks 82-47.

"The shot was not there, but the energy was still there. That always helps," Connecticut Coach Mike Thibault said.

Nykesha Sales chipped in 15 points and Evina Maltsi contributed 11 as the Sun used a balanced attack to weather the Storm.

"A lot of them [Storm players] didn't want to run with us today" Sales said.

Storm coach Anne Donovan said back-to-back games "are definitely difficult. With a game like tonight, I thought that we didn't look too bad in there."

Seattle got 24 points from high-scoring forward Lauren Jackson and 13 points from Iziane Castro Marques.

The Storm played fourth consecutive game without floor leader Sue Bird. The All-Star guard is out after having knee surgery last week.

"Seattle might have been fatigued from their game [Tuesday] but you don't feel sorry for them. If we have that little bit of extra energy you have to use it to our advantage."

The Sun, who became the first team in league history to score at least 100 points in back-to-back games, shot a mediocre 43 percent.

"We were running up and down the same way," Thibault said, "the ball just wasn't going in."

Seattle's starters didn't get much support from their reserves as the Sun's backups outscored Seattle's 20-2.

"That's a big difference in game like this," Thibault said. "We're pretty balanced most of the time, but when Asjha Jones [seven points] didn't have it, we went to other people. I felt our bench had some big baskets."

After trailing 61-51 at the half, Seattle closed the gap to 64-57 early in the final quarter, but the Sun stopped Seattle's run dead to rights by making three consecutive steals - and ensuing layups - to extend their lead and end all hopes of a Seattle comeback.

"We would cut it to five then they would go on a run," Donovan said. "We were in a hole by 10 at halftime and with a good team it is very difficult to come back."

"There are a lot of factors that play into it, but we were tired," Jackson said. "As a professional athlete we should be used to this but fatigue definitely played a role."