Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSuns have 2 double-doubles, hold off Dream 65-59
Thomas, who had 12 points and 12 rebounds, ended a three-minute dry spell with a jumper to that put the Sun up 59-57 with 3 1/2 minutes to play and start a 9-0 run. She added a free throw at the 2:18 mark and Jones hit a 3 off a Thomas assist and Courtney Williams hit a 17-foot to make it 65-57 with 34 seconds to go.
Tiffany Hayes made a layup with 28.1 seconds left, the first basket for Atlanta since Alex Bentley tied the game at 57 at the 6:07 mark. The Dream missed seven shots and three turnovers in that decisive stretch.
Williams added 13 points for Connecticut (5-1), which has the best record in the league. The Sun made 7 of 10 shots for a 16-4 lead to start the game. It was 26-13 after one quarter before Atlanta slowly battled back.
Hayes and Brittney Sykes had 14 points each for the Dream (1-4).
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 65 - 59 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 65 - 59 |
| 4th 14.4 |  |
Connecticut 20 Sec. timeout | 65 - 59 |
| 4th 14.4 |  |
Brittney Sykes out of bounds bad pass turnover | 65 - 59 |
| 4th 17.9 | |
Brittney Sykes defensive rebound | 65 - 59 |
Statistics
 CON |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-74 | FG | 22-68 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 17-26 | FT | 12-15 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 3,082 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 10 | W5 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Indiana |
- | 11 | L1 | 0.6333333 | 19 |
 Washington |
2 | 12 | W4 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 13 | W1 | 0.56666666 | 17 |
 Chicago |
7.5 | 18 | W2 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Toronto |
8.5 | 19 | L6 | 0.3448276 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 23 | L5 | 0.23333333 | 7 |
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