Connecticut Sun defeated the Dallas Wings 80-74 at home
Today, the Connecticut Sun (6-1) defeated the Dallas Wings (3-3), 80-74.
The Sun was led by DeWanna Bonner who tallied a season-high 22 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal in the win.
Connecticut held an early 10-5 lead over Dallas heading into the first media timeout of the contest. Alyssa Thomas led the Sun early with four points and two rebounds. The Sun finished the quarter on a 13-8 run to take a 23-13 lead into the second. Brionna Jones led all scorers with nine points in the first.
The Sun led the Wings, 31-19, with 5:23 remaining in the first half. Rebecca Allen, Ty Harris and DiJonai Carrington each notched two points off the bench in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Connecticut finished the half on a 13-11 spurt to take a 44-30 lead into the locker room.
The Sun shared the wealth in the second with Thomas, Jones and Tiffany Hayes each tallying four points in the second quarter to lead the team in scoring. Connecticut shot 52.9% (18-34) from the floor in the first half, while holding Dallas to 29% (9-31).
The Wings opened the third quarter outscoring the Sun by one, 17-16, to cut the lead to 13, 60-47, with 4:40 to play. Hayes tallied seven of the Sun’s 16 in that stretch. Dallas went on a quick 5-0 run to cut the lead to eight, 60-52, and force a Connecticut timeout with 3:27 to play in the quarter.
The Sun added three points, while keepings the Wings scoreless in the final three minutes of the third to extend their lead back up to 11, 63-52, heading into the fourth. Hayes and Bonner each notched seven points in the third quarter to lead Connecticut.
The Sun’s lead was cut to seven, 64-57, after the Wings opened the fourth quarter on a 5-1 run. The Wings got as close as four points down the stretch, but the Sun were able to close out the 80-74 victory.
Dallas was led by Satou Sabally who notched a double-double with 26 points, 14 rebounds, one assist and three steals. The Sun held the Wings’ leading scorer, Arike Ogunbowale, to just eight points, 15 points under her average (23.8).
Connecticut shot 45.2% (28-62) on the day, while holding Dallas to 36.9% (24-65) from the floor. The Sun outscored the Wings 40-22 in the paint and 10-6 on the fast break.
Sun Notes:
- With seven made free throws on the day, Alyssa Thomas became the Connecticut Sun all-time leader in free throws made (693), passing Lindsay Whalen (691).
- Brionna Jones moved into 9th all-time in total rebounds in Connecticut Sun history (741), passing Courtney Williams.
- With three three-point field goals made in the game, DeWanna Bonner now has 500 career-threes.
- DeWanna Bonner moved into 13th all-time in field goals made in league history, passing DeLisha Milton-Jones. She now has 2,089 field goals in her career.
- Brionna Jones notched a season-high 21 points, along with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Alyssa Thomas finished with a double-double for the third straight game and the 46th time in her career. She has 13 points and 10 rebounds, along with six assists and one steal. She leads the WNBA in double-doubles this season with six total.
| Team | Score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | PTS | REB | AST | |||||||||
| CON | 80 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | Bonner- 22 | Thomas- 10 | Thomas- 6 | |||||||||
| DAL | 74 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | Sabally- 26 | Sabally- 14 | Burton- 7 |
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