Connecticut Sun vs. Dallas Wings Post Video Game Notes 5-24-22

The Connecticut Sun fell to the Dallas Wings, 85-77. It was a tale of two halves, as the Sun outscored the Wings 39-27 in the very first, yet the Wings outpaced the Sun, 58-38, in the last twenty drops 4-2 on the period, while Dallas transfers to 5-2. Jonquel Jones do with a double-double with 13 factors, 12 rebounds and one Jones and Alyssa Thomas likewise included 13 points Mabrey led Dallas with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 helps and two 8 rebounds in tonight's contest, Thomas relocated previous Tina Charles into 3rd all-time in franchise background in complete rebounds. She currently has 1,416 rebounds in her took an early 13-9 lead right into the initial media timeout. Courtney Williams led the cost for the Sun in the initial five minutes with four factors and one help. Every starter for the Sun scored in the opening Sun took an 18-14 lead over the Wings after ten minutes of action. Jones blazed a trail for Connecticut with five points and 3 rebounds after one quarter of 's defense held Dallas to simply 25% capturing in the initial quarter. A quick 9-2 Sun lack the quarter break provided Connecticut a 27-16 lead, compeling Dallas into a timeout with 5:45 to go in the took a 39-27 lead into the storage locker room, outscoring Dallas 21-13 in the 2nd quarter. Natisha Hiedeman and Jones led the Sun off the bench with 8 points each after twenty mins of play. Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with seven first-half Sunlight fired 14-31 from the field in the initial half, while holding the Wings to 11-35 from the outscored Dallas 14-10 in the paint, 6-2 in second chance points, 14-10 in bench points and 6-0 in rapid break containers in the first pushed the speed appearing of the storage locker space, outscoring Connecticut 14-8 in the initial 4 minutes of the 4th quarter, cutting the Sun's result in 47-41. Allisha Gray led the Wings with 6 factors because four-minute Wings took their very first lead of the video game at the 2:16 mark in the 3rd quarter on a three-point basket from Mabrey to make it 53-51. The Sun took a 59-58 introduce the 4th quarter. Dallas outscored Connecticut 31-20 in the third quarter of action Sun Store. The Wings' 31 points were one of the most the Sun has quit in a third quarter this had 12 third-quarter factors and Gray had eight, with each other matching the entire Sunlight team in that ten-minute Wings exceeded the Sunlight, 27-18, in the last quarter, winning the contest 85-77. The loss notes the first time the Sunlight have actually gone down a normal period home game since their 89-66 loss to Seattle on June 13, 2021. The Sunlight had won 12 straight routine period home games up until tonight's 11 points tonite, Hiedeman eclipsed 500 profession points in the WNBA. She now has 502 factors in four periods with the Sunlight. Thomas completed with a season-high 9 helps, one reluctant from linking her career-high. She likewise got hold of 8 boards on the 2 helps in the video game, Jones has struck the 100-assist mark in her WNBA Sun completed 27-68 shooting on the night and just had 3 three-point basket, both season-lows. Connecticut outscored Dallas in factors in the paint and fast-break factors, however Dallas had the edge in second-chance Sun looked after the basketball tonight, just devoting 12 turn overs, a new season-low. NEXT GAMEThe Connecticut Sun take on the Dallas Wings for the 2nd time in three days on Thursday, May 26 at 7PM EST at Mohegan Sun Arena. Connecticut seeks to retaliate tonight's 85-77 loss, dropping their initial game versus Dallas after winning 7 straight going back to the 2019 season. The Sun have been triumphant in eight of the last 10 matches versus the Wings.