Sky's 7-game win streak snapped by Sun
DeWanna Bonner totaled 23 points and seven rebounds, Brionna Jones scored 21 and had nine boards, and the host Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 74-58 on Sunday to snap the visitors' franchise-record seven-game winning streak.
Jasmine Thomas added 18 points in her 200th game with the Sun while Beatrice Mompremier grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Connecticut (10-5) has won two straight after a three-game losing streak.
Kahleah Copper and Allie Quigley scored 11 points each, Ruthy Hebard added nine and Courtney Vandersloot had seven points and seven assists for Chicago (9-8).
Leading by six at halftime, the Sun used a 26-point third quarter to break the game open and led 62-44 entering the fourth. Candace Parker's driving layup pulled Chicago within 65-49 with 6:48 remaining, but the Sky were unable to mount a comeback.
Connecticut led 36-30 at the break. Bonner's 3-pointer with 2:45 left in the first half made it 36-19. Quigley's three to beat the first-half buzzer capped an 11-0 run to close the second quarter for Chicago.
Thomas' pull-up jumper to go up 4-2 with 7:06 left in the opening period put Connecticut ahead for good. The Sun led 21-13 after one quarter.
Sun star center Jonquel Jones missed her fifth straight game while playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the FIBA European women's basketball championship. Jones is expected back in time for Connecticut's next game Tuesday night at the Washington Mystics.
Chicago won back-to-back home games against Connecticut on June 17-19 during its win streak to claim the regular-season series, 2-1.
--Field Level Media
