Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationKelsey Plum scores 23, Azurá Stevens adds 21 and 11 rebounds as Sparks beat Sun 92-88
Connecticut lost to the Sparks for the first time since an 80-76 home loss on Aug. 28, 2020.
Rickea Jackson scored 19 points and Dearica Hamby added 17 points for Los Angeles (7-14).
Bria Hartley had a season-high 25 points and rookie Saniya Rivers scored a career-high 20 for Connecticut (3-18). Jacy Sheldon added 13 points and Aneesah Morrow 10.
Morrow scored inside to give Connecticut an eight-point lead with 1:46 left in the first half but Jackson made a layup, Julie Allemand hit two free throws and Jackson made another bucket to make it 49-47 at halftime. Stevens scored eight points — including two 3-pointers — before Plum capped a 10-1 spurt with a layup that made it 57-50 with 6:47 left in the third quarter and the Sparks never again trailed.
The Sun shot 50% from the field, while Los Angeles made 47%, but the Sparks grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and scored 14 second-chance points.
The Sun kick off a six-game home stand Tuesday against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. The Sparks host Washington on Tuesday.
Regular Season Series
LA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 92 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Aneesah Morrow makes layup (Bria Hartley assists) | 88 - 92 |
| 4th 4.1 | |
Sun offensive team rebound | 86 - 92 |
| 4th 4.1 | |
Rickea Jackson blocks Saniya Rivers 's 4-foot layup | 86 - 92 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-68 | FG | 35-75 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 46.7 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 36.0 | Three Point % | 37.0 |
| 11-14 | FT | 12-16 |
| 78.6 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 6 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 Atlanta |
2.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Indiana |
4 | 11 | L1 | 0.5217391 | 12 |
 Washington |
4.5 | 11 | L1 | 0.5 | 11 |
 Chicago |
8.5 | 15 | L2 | 0.3181818 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
12.5 | 19 | L3 | 0.13636364 | 3 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.8333333 | 20 |
 Phoenix |
4 | 7 | L1 | 0.6818182 | 15 |
 Seattle |
5.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
 Las Vegas |
8 | 11 | W2 | 0.5 | 11 |
 Golden State |
9 | 12 | L3 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 14 | W2 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
 Dallas |
13.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.26086956 | 6 |
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