Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky

· FIRST ROUND

Connecticut Sun

10-12, 7-4 Away

Final
81 - 94

Chicago Sky

12-10, 6-5 Home

Alyssa Thomas' 26 points, 13 boards lead Sun into 2nd round

Connecticut will play either third-seeded Los Angeles or No. 4 seed Minnesota on Thursday in another single-elimination round.

Thomas beat the halftime buzzer with a hook shot in the lane to tie it at 41, and Connecticut started the second half on a 13-2 run with six points from Jasmine Thomas. Chicago was outscored 27-11 in the game-changing quarter.

Brionna Jones added 12 points and eight rebounds for Connecticut, which overcome a franchise-worst 0-5 start to the season. The Sun had a 40-21 advantage on the glass.

Allie Quigley scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Kahleah Copper added 17 points and Gabby Williams had 16 for Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot had 12 points and six assists.

It was a memorable season for Vandersloot, who became the first player in WNBA history to average 10 assists per game after totaling 220 in the shortened 22-game regular season.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	94 - 81
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	94 - 81
4th 0.9	shot clock turnover	94 - 81
4th 25.7	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	94 - 81
4th 25.7	Beatrice Mompremier enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	93 - 81

Statistics

CON		CHI
31-70	FG	30-60
44	Field Goal %	50
5-17	3PT	8-20
29	Three Point %	40
27-29	FT	13-16
93	Free Throw %	81
40	Rebounds	21
17	Offensive Rebounds	5
23	Defensive Rebounds	16
22	Assists	18
6	Steals	8
1	Blocks	4
12	Turnovers	12
1	Team Turnovers	2
13	Total Turnovers	14
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
13	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	15
9	Fast Break Points	4
44	Points in Paint	30
15	Fouls	19
20	Largest Lead	3

Game Information

Venue: IMG Academy

Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	9	W2	0.6086956	14
Atlanta	1	10	L1	0.5652174	13
New York	1.5	11	L3	0.5416667	13
Washington	2	10	W1	0.52380955	11
Toronto	4	13	W1	0.4347826	10
Chicago	7	16	L2	0.3043478	7
Connecticut	9	18	L2	0.2173913	5

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