Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTina Charles has 200th career double-double and Sun win 3rd straight 94-84 over Sky
Hartley was 8-of-9 shooting, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range, the last coming with two minutes left to effectively end Chicago’s frantic comeback try. Connecticut led by 21 points with 3:21 to play in the third quarter before the Sky closed within four points with five minutes to play. Hartley's 3-pointer made it 89-79.
Marina Mabrey added 20 points and reserve Saniya Rivers 13 for the Sun (9-27), who won just their third road game. Charles had 10 rebounds and is the WNBA career leader in double-doubles.
Kia Nurse led the comeback for Chicago (9-27) with 19 points. She didn't score until hitting two 3-pointers in the last minute of the first half and scored 10 in the fourth quarter. Kamilla Cordoso added 18 points, Ariel Adkins had 12 and Angel Reese 11 with 11 rebounds, giving her 19 double-doubles for the season, matching Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson for the league lead.
Sky coach Tyler Marsh was ejected two minutes into the second quarter for confronting a referee about a no-call. Chicago trailed 33-20 at the time.
Mabrey had 12 points in the first quarter as the Sun took a 28-13 lead. Connecticut shot 11 of 18 (61%) with three 3s, while Chicago was 6 of 18 (33%), going without a 3-pointer and shooting 1 of 7 from the foul line.
The Sky ended up 9 of 19 from beyond the arc, and went 15 for 26 from the foul line, with 17 turnovers. The Sun scored 26 points off turnovers.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 94 - 84 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 84 |
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Saniya Rivers defensive rebound | 94 - 84 |
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Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 94 - 84 |
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Angel Reese offensive rebound | 94 - 84 |
Statistics
CON |
CHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 34-66 | FG | 30-61 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 18-22 | FT | 15-26 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 8,412 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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