Los Angeles Sparks at Connecticut Sun

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Los Angeles Sparks

20-1, 9-0 Away

Final
92 - 98

Connecticut Sun

6-15, 3-8 Home

Sparks beat Sun to match Comets for best WNBA start at 20-1

Lavender added a season-high 10 rebounds, and Kristi Tolliver scored eight of her 24 points in overtime for the Sparks (20-1). They've won nine in a row and are 9-0 on the road.

Tolliver made the last of her four 3s to give the Sparks a 93-92 lead with 1:31 left in overtime and ignited an 8-0 run to close the game.

Connecticut (6-15) missed its final three field goal attempts and committed turnovers on three consecutive possessions after Tolliver's clinching 3-pointer.

The Sun's Alyssa Thomas made 1 of 2 free throws with 10 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Tolliver missed a 3-pointer as time expired.

Connecticut led 62-46 with eight minutes left in the third quarter, but Nneka Ogwumike scored nine points during a 16-2 run that pulled the Sparks within two. Los Angeles took its first lead, 81-80, on a 3-pointer by Ogwumike with 1:37 remaining in regulation.

Ogwumike finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Thomas had 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Sun. Chiney Ogwumike, Nneka's sister, added 16 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

5th 0.0	End of Game	98 - 92
5th 0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	98 - 92
5th 3.0	Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2	98 - 92
5th 3.0	Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 2	97 - 92
5th 3.0	Jasmine Thomas personal take foul (Alana Beard draws the foul)	96 - 92

Statistics

LA		CON
37-75	FG	38-83
49	Field Goal %	46
6-21	3PT	7-24
29	Three Point %	29
18-19	FT	9-15
95	Free Throw %	60
38	Rebounds	37
9	Offensive Rebounds	15
29	Defensive Rebounds	22
20	Assists	20
5	Steals	8
3	Blocks	2
14	Turnovers	13
3	Team Turnovers	1
17	Total Turnovers	14
2	Technical Fouls	1
2	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
25	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	11
4	Fast Break Points	17
32	Points in Paint	52
16	Fouls	24
6	Largest Lead	16

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 6,430 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	8	L1	0.7948718	31
Golden State	3.5	11	W2	0.7105263	27
Las Vegas	5	13	W2	0.6666667	26
Dallas	8	16	W3	0.5897436	23
Portland	15.5	23	L3	0.39473686	15
Los Angeles	17.5	25	L1	0.34210527	13
Phoenix	17.5	25	L3	0.34210527	13
Seattle	23	31	W1	0.20512821	8

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	13	W4	0.65789473	25
Indiana	0.5	14	W1	0.64102566	25
New York	2	15	W1	0.6052632	23
Washington	2	15	W2	0.6052632	23
Chicago	10.5	24	L2	0.3846154	15
Toronto	14	27	L2	0.28947368	11
Connecticut	15	28	L1	0.2631579	10

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