NBA

Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
8-4, 3-3 Away
Final
81 - 75

6-7, 2-5 Home

Chicago tops Connecticut 81-75 for 4th straight win

Chicago trailed 40-31 early in the third quarter before taking the lead, 49-47, on Diamond DeShields' 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining in the third. The Sky scored the first six points of the fourth for a double-digit lead.

Candace Parker scored 15 points with eight rebounds and three assists for Chicago (6-7). DeShields added 13 points and six rebounds, and Allie Quigley scored 11.

Jasmine Thomas led Connecticut (8-4) with 20 points. DeWanna Bonner had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Kaila Charles had 15 points and seven boards, and Natisha Hiedeman scored 13.

Connecticut was still missing Jonquel Jones, who is over playing in the EuroBasket tournament.

The teams face each other again on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 75 - 81
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 75 - 81
4th 16.1 Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists) 75 - 81
4th 23.2 Courtney Vandersloot bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals) 72 - 81
4th 43.8 Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 72 - 81

Statistics

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25-62 FG 28-68
40 Field Goal % 41
4-13 3PT 5-23
31 Three Point % 22
21-27 FT 20-24
78 Free Throw % 83
34 Rebounds 38
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 28
9 Assists 19
4 Steals 9
5 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
2 Fast Break Points 6
34 Points in Paint 38
23 Fouls 23
9 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,293 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 W2 1 2
New York - 1 W1 0.75 3
Chicago 0.5 1 L1 0.6666667 2
Washington 0.5 1 W1 0.6666667 2
Toronto 1.5 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Indiana 1.5 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Connecticut 3 4 L4 0 0
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