The Connecticut Sun defeated the Atlanta Dream, 72-61. The Sun choose up their 13th win of the season and 2nd success versus the Sunlight relocate to 13-6 on the year, while the Desire be up to 8-10. Courtney Williams completed with her initial double-double of the period, notching 17 points and 10 rebounds, together with one aid to lead McDonald led Atlanta with 17 points, one rebound, four assists and 3 Sunlight leapt out to a 9-6 lead after four mins of action in the first quarter. DeWanna Bonner led Connecticut with 4 very early points in the competition. Cheyenne Parker had 4 points for Atlanta because led Atlanta, 19-17, after the initial quarter. Williams completed the initial with 6 factors and 2 rebounds to lead the Sunlight. Rhyne Howard and Parker each had 4 indicate lead the Sunlight opened up the second quarter on an 8-0 go to take a 27-17 lead over the Desire with 7:28 to enter the half. Connecticut held Atlanta scoreless till the 3:40 mark in the 2nd played their finest defensive quarter of the season therefore far, holding Atlanta to a season-low 5 factors in the 2nd to take a 39-22 lead right into the locker Thomas finished the very first half with 12 points, seven rebounds, 4 helps and one swipe to lead the , Parker Sun Jersey, and Beatrice Mompremier each had 4 indicate lead the Dream in racking up in the first twenty minutes of shot 38.9% from the flooring, while holding Atlanta to 30% from the area in the very first Sun held the advantage in second-chance points and rapid break points, while the Dream outscored the Sun in bench points in the very first 2 quarters of the contest. Both groups had 16 factors in the teams went scoreless beyond the three-point line in the very first fifty percent, Atlanta going 0-7 and Connecticut going 0-9. The Dream opened the 3rd on a 9-7 run, reducing right into the Sunlight's lead to 46-31 with 4:59 left to go in the outscored Connecticut 22-16 in the 3rd quarter, to cut the Sunlight's result in 11 going into the 4th. Brionna Jones led Connecticut with six factors and one rebound in the Sunlight's very first three-point basket of the contest came courtesy of Natisha Hiedeman at the 6:30 mark in the 4th to prolong Connecticut's lead back up to 10, 61-51. Connecticut tied Atlanta, 17-17, in the 4th quarter, but inevitably took home the 72-61 was 2 assists reluctant of a triple-double, scratching 15 factors, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in the completed with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on the Sunlight outscored the Desire in the paint, second-chance factors and rapid break the success, Connecticut made a season reduced two three-point basket. Their previous season-low was three three-point basket.