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The Sky's victory overshadowed the first career
triple-double for Dallas' Natasha Howard, who amassed 28 points,
12 rebounds and 11 assists.
Chicago and Dallas will square off on Sunday for third and final
time this season, with the Sky looking for the sweep.
The Sky (11-15) led by 10 at halftime and by 16 heading into the
final quarter and cruised to the wire, topping 100 points for
the second straight game, both wins. Alanna Smith added 20
points -- 18 of those in a rousing first half for Chicago -- and
Marina Mabrey hit for 16.
Satou Sabally scored 18 points, Arike Ogunbowale had 11 and
Maddy Siegrist tallied 10 for Dallas. It was the fourth time
this season -- and second in the past four games -- that the
Wings (15-12) allowed more than 100 points in a contest.
The Sky broke away from a 5-5 tie with an 11-2 run that was
capped by a layup by Smith that granted Chicago a 16-7 lead at
the 4:47 mark of the first quarter. Mabrey's 2-pointer with 44
seconds to play in the period pushed the Sky's advantage to 11
points before a bucket and a 3-pointer by Howard allowed Dallas
to close to within 26-20 after 10 minutes.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Copper expanded Chicago's lead to
55-41 with 1:30 remaining in the second period. The Wings closed
to within seven points on Teaira McCowan's layup with 26 seconds
remaining in the quarter before three free throws by Copper with
nine seconds left staked Chicago to a 58-48 lead at the break.
Copper and Smith scored 18 points each to lead the Sky, which
outshot Dallas 59.5 to 48.8 percent in the first half. Howard
scored 18 points, but the rest of the Wings starters scored a
combined 18 points before halftime.
--Field Level Media
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