GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Connecticut Sun defeated the Atlanta Dream, 72-61. The Sun pick up their 13^th win of the season and second victory against the Dream.
• The Sun move to 13-6 on the year, while the Dream fall to 8-10.
• Courtney Williams finished with her first double-double of the season, notching 17 points and 10 rebounds, along with one assist to lead Connecticut.
• Aari McDonald led Atlanta with 17 points, one rebound, four assists and three steals.
• The Sun jumped out to a 9-6 lead after four minutes of action in the first quarter. DeWanna Bonner led Connecticut with four early points in the contest. Cheyenne Parker had four points for Atlanta in that stretch.
• Connecticut led Atlanta, 19-17, after the first quarter. Williams finished the first with six points and two rebounds to lead the Sun. Rhyne Howard and Parker each had four points to lead the Dream.
• The Sun opened the second quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 27-17 lead over the Dream with 7:28 to go in the half. Connecticut held Atlanta scoreless until the 3:40 mark in the second quarter.
• Connecticut played their best defensive quarter of the season thus far, holding Atlanta to a season-low five points in the second to take a 39-22 lead into the locker room.
• Alyssa Thomas finished the first half with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one steal to lead the Sun.
• Howard, Parker, and Beatrice Mompremier each had four points to lead the Dream in scoring in the first twenty minutes of action.
• Connecticut shot 38.9% (14-36) from the floor, while holding Atlanta to 30% (9-30) from the field in the first half.
• The Sun held the advantage in second-chance points (11-0) and fast break points (6-4), while the Dream outscored the Sun in bench points (10-7) in the first two quarters of the contest. Both teams had 16 points in the paint.
• Both teams went scoreless beyond the three-point line in the first half, Atlanta going 0-7 and Connecticut going 0-9.
• The Dream opened the third on a 9-7 run, cutting into the Sun’s lead to 46-31 with 4:59 left to go in the quarter.
• Atlanta outscored Connecticut 22-16 in the third quarter, to cut the Sun’s lead to 11 going into the fourth. Brionna Jones led Connecticut with six points and one rebound in the third.
• The Sun’s first three-point basket of the contest came courtesy of Natisha Hiedeman at the 6:30 mark in the fourth to extend Connecticut’s lead back up to 10, 61-51.
• Connecticut tied Atlanta, 17-17, in the fourth quarter, but ultimately took home the 72-61 victory.
• Thomas was two assists shy of a triple-double, notching 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the win.
• Bonner finished with 12 points, three rebounds and five assists on the day.
• The Sun outscored the Dream in the paint (32-24), second-chance points (16-5) and fast break points (12-10).
• Despite the victory, Connecticut made a season low two three-point field goals. Their previous season-low was three three-point field goals.

NEXT GAME

The Connecticut Sun visit the Chicago Sky on Wednesday, June 30, at 12:00 P.M. EST/11:00 A.M. CT at Wintrust Arena. The Sun seek to avenge their 83-79 loss to the Sky on June 10 in Uncasville. The last time the Sun won a game at Wintrust Arena was a 110-72 victory on June 1, 2018. Since then, Connecticut has lost six straight in Chicago, including last season’s playoff contests.