AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Deanna Nolan scored 13 points to lead a balanced Detroit Shock offense in a 70-61 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Thursday night.

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Detroit (11-4) used an 11-1 third-quarter scoring run to build a commanding lead after Connecticut trimmed the Shock's lead to five.

Nolan's 3-point field goal with 3:44 remaining in the quarter gave the Shock a 50-37 lead before Cheryl Ford closed out the run off an offensive putback. Ford was one of three Shock players to score 10 points while Kara Braxton added 11.

Asjha Jones led the Sun (11-4) with 14 points.

Plenette Pierson, who scored 11 points in helping the Shock build its lead, left the game in the third quarter with a right knee strain.

Detroit, which rebounded from a lopsided loss to the Sun in Connecticut on Tuesday, led 37-27 at halftime after scoring 15 unanswered points to finish the first quarter and begin the second.