Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Connecticut Sun extended their winning streak to three games with an 84-72 victory over the host Chicago Sky on Wednesday.
DeWanna Bonner supplied 21 points and six rebounds for Connecticut (15-5), while Alyssa Thomas had 19 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.
DiJonai Carrington added 11 points and Tyasha Harris chipped in six points and eight assists. The Sun improved to 8-2 on the road this season.
Kahleah Copper’s 22 points led Chicago (8-12), which has lost three straight heading into the All-Star break. Elizabeth Williams contributed 16 points and eight rebounds
The Sky committed 17 turnovers, leading to 26 Sun points.
The Sun emerged from the first quarter with a 22-17 advantage. A three-point play by Hayes gave Connecticut a 32-28 lead with three minutes left in the half.
It didn’t last. Marina Mabrey made a layup and then fed Copper for back-to-back 3-pointers. Thomas made a couple of buckets in the final minute of the half to cut Chicago’s lead to 38-36 by the break.
Copper finished the half with a team-best 10 points while Thomas and Hayes combined for 23 of the Sun’s points.
A 6-0 spurt in the third quarter gave Connecticut a 45-41 advantage. Later in the quarter, Thomas made a jumper and then found Bonner for a 3-pointer after a Chicago turnover to make it 56-48. A Bonner layup increased the lead to double digits.
A Bonner three-point play with 1:15 left in the third gave the Sun a 63-51 lead. Connecticut carried a 63-53 advantage into the fourth quarter.
The Sky made two turnovers in the first minute of the quarter. Hayes then made a 3-pointer to extend the Sun’s lead to 13.
After Chicago pulled within nine points, Connecticut put the game away with a 7-0 run. Carrington got it started with a layup and Hayes followed with a 3-pointer off a Thomas feed. Bonner then converted a pass from Harris for a layup.
–Field Level Media