GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Connecticut Sun fell to the Dallas Wings, 85-77. It was a tale of two halves, as the Sun outscored the Wings 39-27 in the first, but the Wings outpaced the Sun, 58-38, in the final twenty minutes.
• Connecticut falls 4-2 on the season, while Dallas moves to 5-2.
• Jonquel Jones finished with a double-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and one block.
• Brionna Jones and Alyssa Thomas also added 13 points apiece.
• Marina Mabrey led Dallas with 20 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals.
• With eight rebounds in tonight’s contest, Thomas moved past Tina Charles into 3^rd all-time in franchise history in total rebounds. She now has 1,416 rebounds in her career.
• Connecticut took an early 13-9 lead into the first media timeout. Courtney Williams led the charge for the Sun in the first five minutes with four points and one assist. Every starter for the Sun scored in the opening stretch.
• The Sun took an 18-14 lead over the Wings after ten minutes of action. Jones led the way for Connecticut with five points and three rebounds after one quarter of play.
• Connecticut’s defense held Dallas to just 25% shooting in the first quarter (5-20).
• A quick 9-2 Sun run out of the quarter break gave Connecticut a 27-16 lead, forcing Dallas into a timeout with 5:45 to go in the quarter.
• Connecticut took a 39-27 lead into the locker room, outscoring Dallas 21-13 in the second quarter. Natisha Hiedeman and Jones led the Sun off the bench with eight points apiece after twenty minutes of play. Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with seven first-half points.
• The Sun shot 14-31 (45.2%) from the field in the first half, while holding the Wings to 11-35 (31.4%) from the floor.
• Connecticut outscored Dallas 14-10 in the paint, 6-2 in second chance points, 14-10 in bench points and 6-0 in fast break buckets in the first half.
• Dallas pushed the pace coming out of the locker room, outscoring Connecticut 14-8 in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, cutting the Sun’s lead to 47-41. Allisha Gray led the Wings with six points in that four-minute stretch.
• The Wings took their first lead of the game at the 2:16 mark in the third quarter on a three-point basket from Mabrey to make it 53-51.
• The Sun took a 59-58 lead into the fourth quarter. Dallas outscored Connecticut 31-20 in the third quarter of action. The Wings’ 31 points were the most the Sun has given up in a third quarter this season.
• Mabrey had 12 third-quarter points and Gray had eight, together matching the entire Sun team in that ten-minute stretch.
• The Wings outpaced the Sun, 27-18, in the final quarter, winning the contest 85-77.
• The loss marks the first time the Sun have dropped a regular season home game since their 89-66 loss to Seattle on June 13, 2021. The Sun had won 12 straight regular season home games up until tonight’s loss.
• With 11 points tonight, Hiedeman eclipsed 500 career points in the WNBA. She now has 502 points in four seasons with the Sun.
• Thomas finished with a season-high nine assists, one shy from tying her career-high. She also grabbed eight boards on the night.
• With two assists in the game, Jones has hit the 100-assist mark in her WNBA career.
• The Sun finished 27-68 (39.7%) shooting on the night and only had three three-point field goals, both season-lows.
• Connecticut outscored Dallas in points in the paint (38-26) and fast-break points (15-5), but Dallas had the edge in second-chance points (15-8).
• The Sun took care of the basketball tonight, only committing 12 turnovers, a new season-low.

NEXT GAME

The Connecticut Sun take on the Dallas Wings for the second time in three days on Thursday, May 26 at 7PM EST at Mohegan Sun Arena. Connecticut looks to avenge tonight’s 85-77 loss, dropping their first game against Dallas after winning seven in a row dating back to the 2019 season. The Sun have been victorious in eight of the last ten matchups against the Wings.