Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDream beat Sun 87-62 as Karl Smesko breaks WNBA record for most wins by a first-year head coach
Atlanta (29-14), which won its fifth straight game, moved past Last Vegas (28-14) for sole possession of second place. The Dream close the regular season on Wednesday at Connecticut.
Atlanta led 45-40 late in the first half before Saniya Rivers banked in a long 3-pointer for Connecticut just before the halftime buzzer. The Dream's lead was just 52-49 with 5:56 left in the third quarter before closing on a 16-3 run for a 16-point advantage.
The Sun scored nine points in the third and 10 in the fourth.
Naz Hillmon had 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals for Atlanta. Maya Caldwell added 11 points and Brittney Griner scored 10.
Rivers scored 16 points, Aneesah Morrow had 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Tina Charles scored 12 for Connecticut (11-32), which dropped to 4-18 on the road this season.
Rivers made two 3-pointers in the first half to set Connecticut’s rookie record with 42 3-pointers in a single season.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 87 |
| 4th 17.6 |  |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defensive rebound | 62 - 87 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Mamignan Toure misses 8-foot pullup jump shot | 62 - 87 |
| 4th 45.8 | |
Sun defensive team rebound | 62 - 87 |
Statistics
 CON |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 35-74 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-11 | FT | 9-10 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,319 · 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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