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Thomas notched 14 points, 12 assists and 11
rebounds for her second triple-double in the past week. She
moved past Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu, who each have
three career triple-doubles.
DeWanna Bonner poured in 26 points, DiJonai Carrington had 17
points off the bench and Natisha Hiedeman added 14 as the Sun
(12-3) won their fourth consecutive game by shooting 50 percent
from the field (40 of 80). Tiffany Hayes scored 11 points.
Kahleah Copper posted 29 points for the Sky (5-9), but it wasn't
enough to prevent the team's losing streak from stretching to
six games. Chicago was held to nine fourth-quarter points.
Courtney Williams and Alanna Smith each had 11 points for
Chicago, which shot 4-for-18 (22.2 percent) on 3-pointers.
Marina Mabrey had 10 points.
The Sun played without forward/center Brionna Jones for the
second game in a row. It was the team's first outing since
Saturday's announcement that she will miss the rest of the
season after sustaining a ruptured Achilles tendon Tuesday.
Jones averaged 15.9 points per game.
Bonner, who also grabbed eight rebounds, made 10 of 16 shot
attempts from the field. Connecticut, which had 30 total assists
on its 40 field goals, produced the big point total despite
limited chances at the free-throw line (8 of 9).
A 14-0 run in the fourth quarter helped the Sun put the game out
of reach. The Sky didn't connect on a field goal in the game's
last 6:29.
Connecticut led 54-42 at halftime, buoyed by a 13-2 advantage in
bench scoring. Copper had 15 points at the break to keep the Sky
within range.
Chicago led 27-26 through the first quarter before the
Connecticut defense began to take control. The Sky finished the
game with 19 turnovers.
--Field Level Media
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