Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun
· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Sky hit late free throws to beat Sun 83-79
Parker made two free throws with 28.4 seconds left for an 80-79 lead. After a timeout, Courtney Williams missed a shot in the lane and Parker was fouled again before making two free throws for a three-point lead with 12.9 left. Rebekah Gardner, a 31-year-old rookie, stole a pass under the basket and added another free throw to seal it.
Gardner finished with 14 points for Chicago (8-4). Courtney Vandersloot had eight points and eight assists, and Allie Quigley moved into 17th place in WNBA history for made 3-pointers.
Meesseman, averaging 10.9 points, scored 20 in the first half on 9-of-10 shooting. Her three-point play capped the first-half scoring to give Chicago a 45-44 lead.
Brionna Jones scored 20 points and DeWanna Bonner added 18 for Connecticut (10-4), which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Alyssa Thomas had 11 points and eight assists.
Bonner made her first 3-pointer of the game to pull Connecticut within 78-77 and she made a jumper on the next possession for a one-point lead.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Sun offensive team rebound | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Rebekah Gardner blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 29-foot running pullup jump shot | 83 - 79 |
| 4th 3.0 | |
Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 83 - 79 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 CONN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 35-76 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 15-17 | FT | 5-9 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 4,816 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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