| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONN | 25 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 80 |
 CHI | 11 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 85 |
Chicago Sky survived it 85–80 — a 5-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. S. Diggins led all scorers (24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST). B. Griner answered with 16 for the Sun, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 14-0 Sun run. The ball moved for the Sky — 21 assists to 19, and that was the margin. Sun won Q1 by 14 (25–11), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sun 42%, Sky 46%. From deep: Sun 22%, Sky 38%. Rebounds: Sun 40, Sky 28. Turnovers: Sun 10, Sky 12. Points in the paint: Sun 42, Sky 40.
The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11 games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Sun sit 7th in the Eastern Conference, 16 games back, losers of 3 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.
Azura Stevens makes free throw 1 of 2Score68-72Azura Stevens makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kamilla Cardoso assists)Score68-74Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Leila Lacan assists)Score70-74Brittney Griner makes 2-foot hook shot (Aneesah Morrow assists)Score72-74Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jacy Sheldon assists)Score72-77Saniya Rivers makes two point shotScore74-77Nell Angloma makes 1-foot layup (Brittney Griner assists)Score76-77Skylar Diggins makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)Score76-79Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 1Score76-80Saniya Rivers makes 22-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)Score79-80Elizabeth Williams makes driving layupScore79-82Elizabeth Williams makes 6-foot driving floating jump shotScore79-84Saniya Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-84Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-85Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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