| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA | 18 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 81 |
 CONN | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 84 |
Connecticut Sun survived it 84–81 — a 3-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. A. Morrow led all scorers (17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST). A. Atkins answered with 16 for the Sparks, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Sparks run. It changed hands 11 times and was tied on 7 separate occasions. The Sun won the glass 37–29, and that was the margin. Field goals: Sparks 41%, Sun 42%. From deep: Sparks 32%, Sun 27%. Rebounds: Sparks 29, Sun 37. Turnovers: Sparks 17, Sun 16. Points in the paint: Sparks 34, Sun 32.
The Sun sit 7th in the Eastern Conference, 16 games back, losers of 3 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Nneka Ogwumike makes tip shotScore70-75Ariel Atkins makes free throw 1 of 2Score71-75Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 2Score72-75Aneesah Morrow makes running layup (Saniya Rivers assists)Score72-77Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)Score74-77Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes free throw 1 of 2Score74-78Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes free throw 2 of 2Score74-79Erica Wheeler makes driving layupScore76-79Kennedy Burke makes driving layup (Leila Lacan assists)Score76-81Rae Burrell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)Score79-81Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-82Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-83Kennedy Burke makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-84Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot floating jump shotScore81-84Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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