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Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
7-9, 4-3 Away
Final
74 - 78

14-4, 8-2 Home

Allisha Gray scores 17 to help the Dream end a 3-game losing streak with a 78-74 win over the Sun

Rachel Banham sinks it from downtown

Atlanta (7-9) won for just the third time in 10 games. Connecticut (15-3), which played at Washington on Thursday night, lost for just the second time in 10 home games this season and has lost three of four overall.

DeWanna Bonner led Connecticut with 17 points. DiJonai Carrington added 15 points and Thomas had 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.

Neither team led by more than five points in a game with 16 lead changes.

Gray sank a jumper from the free-throw line with 1:44 left in the game and she also blocked a 3-pointer at the other end to maintain a 70-67 lead.

Atlanta forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus missed a jumper and Connecticut called a timeout with 17.6 seconds remaining, trailing 74-71. Alyssa Thomas took the inbounds pass, drove to the basket and passed it to the corner for Tyasha Harris, whose 3-pointer missed.

Charles and Jordin Canada each made two free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal it.

Canada played for the second time this season and finished with nine points in 29 minutes. Gray went over 3,000 career points. Atlanta was again without leading scorer Rhyne Howard (ankle), and starter Aerial Powers did not play in the fourth quarter due to a lower leg injury.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 74
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 74
4th 0.1 Allisha Gray defensive rebound 78 - 74
4th 4.0 Rachel Banham misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot 78 - 74
4th 5.1 Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Jordin Canada 78 - 74

Statistics

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28-57 FG 23-59
49 Field Goal % 39
6-14 3PT 7-21
43 Three Point % 33
16-22 FT 21-26
73 Free Throw % 81
32 Rebounds 26
5 Offensive Rebounds 6
27 Defensive Rebounds 20
18 Assists 20
12 Steals 10
6 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 18
4 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
8 Fast Break Points 9
36 Points in Paint 32
22 Fouls 17
5 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,008 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 12 W2 0.6363636 21
Indiana - 12 W2 0.6363636 21
New York 1 14 W1 0.6 21
Washington 2 14 L2 0.57575756 19
Chicago 9.5 22 L3 0.3529412 12
Toronto 11 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 12.5 24 L1 0.25 8
Full Standings

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