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Sky at SunChicago
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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atSky at SunThe Sun outlasted the Sky in a tight contest, with Edwards leading Connecticut's charge. The Sun controlled the transition game and held on for the victory. The teams remain level in their season series. The Sky head to New York to face the Liberty on Saturday, while the Sun host the Valkyries on Wednesday.
Edwards finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds to pace Connecticut's attack, while Cardoso countered for Chicago with 24 points and 13 boards in a losing effort.
The Sun's edge in transition proved decisive, outscoring the Sky in fast break points over the course of the game.
Chicago falls to 15-24 on the season as Connecticut improves to 10-27.
The Sun sit 7th in the Eastern Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 3-7 over their last 10. The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 10½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Sun are up next at Fever (Aug 28), then at Wings. The Sky are up next at Liberty (Aug 29), then home vs Mystics.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's minutes moved this game's odds, not how their box score reads. A go-ahead bucket in the last two minutes outranks the same bucket in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Sky to winMissCHI -7.5 · 72%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIChicago Sky | 8 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 81 |
| CONNConnecticut Sun | 16 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 87 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Azura Stevens | 25 | 18 | 8-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +5 |
 Kamilla Cardoso | 29 | 24 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | +1 |
 Courtney Vandersloot | 25 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6 |
 Natasha Cloud | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
 Sydney Taylor | 20 | 4 | 2-11 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Elizabeth Williams | 11 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
 Rachel Banham | 15 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
 DiJonai Carrington | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 |
 Jacy Sheldon | 17 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
 Aicha Coulibaly | 15 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -11 |
 Gabriela Jaquez | 22 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +10 |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
