GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Connecticut Sun defeated the Dallas Wings, 99-68. The Sun’s 99 points totaled a new season-high in their bounce-back win against the Wings.
• Connecticut moves to 5-2 on the year, while Dallas falls to 5-3.
• With the win tonight, Curt Miller moved to 14^th in wins in WNBA history with 120 career victories in seven seasons of coaching the Sun.
• DeWanna Bonner led Connecticut with 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal in the win.
• Satou Sabally finished with 18 points, four rebounds, two assists and one block off the bench to lead Dallas.
• The Sun jumped out a 12-6 lead in the first five minutes of action, forcing the Wings to call an early timeout.
• Alyssa Thomas and Courtney Williams led Connecticut with four points apiece. Natisha Hiedeman assisted on three of the Sun’s six field goals in that stretch.
• After the first quarter, Connecticut held a 24-17 lead over Dallas. Hiedeman had a strong start and led the way for the Sun with eight points, three assists and two steals.
• The Sun shot 66.7% (10-15) from the field, while holding the Wings to 33.3% (6-18) in the first ten minutes of action.
• Dallas began the second quarter on a 7-0 run to tie the game three minutes into the quarter, 24-24.
• After the Wings’ run to open the quarter, the Sun finished on a 23-11 run and took a 47-35 lead into halftime. Hiedeman and Jonquel Jones led Connecticut with 10 points each at the break. Sabally led Dallas with 11 points off the bench in two quarters of action.
• Connecticut shot 53.8% after two and held the Wings to 34.3% in twenty minutes of play.
• The Sun held the edge in points in the paint (16-14), second-chance points (8-7) and fast break points (4-0) in the first half.
• The third quarter was another back and forth battle, but Connecticut managed to gain some separation, outscoring Dallas 23-17 to take a 70-52 lead into the fourth.
• DeWanna Bonner came alive in the third quarter, scoring seven of her 18 points out of the locker room. DiJonai Carrington was also a spark in the third quarter of action, with six points and one steal off the bench, on 60% shooting.
• Connecticut owned the paint in the third quarter, outscoring Dallas 16-4.
• The fourth quarter was all Connecticut. The Sun outscored the Wings 29-16 in the last ten minutes of play, winning the contest 99-68.
• Hiedeman finished with a season-high 17 points, three rebounds, six assists and three steals in her second start of the 2022 season. She finished with an impressive +36 on the night.
• Brionna Jones added 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 31 minutes off the bench in tonight’s win.
• DiJonai Carrington tied her season-high with 13 points, along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals on the night.
• The Sun finished the evening 34-70 (48.6%) from the field, holding the Wings to 24-65 (36.9%) from the floor.
• Connecticut dominated the paint, scoring a season-high 48 points around the rim, compared to Dallas’s 24.
• The Sun also outscored the Wings 22-7 in second-chance points and 12-4 in fast-break points.
• Connecticut took care of the boards tonight, outrebounding Dallas 42-28. The Sun are now 4-0 on the year when they grab more rebounds than their opponents.

NEXT GAME

The Connecticut Sun close out their three-game home stretch this week against the Washington Mystics on Saturday, May 28 at 7PM EST at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun went 3-0 against the Mystics during the 2021 season and have won seven of the last ten matchups, dating back to the 2019 season. Saturday’s contest will be Connecticut’s fifth game in ten days and will be their last home matchup until June 8.