Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball Association
Alyssa Thomas has 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as Sun beat Sparks 79-67
Thomas finished with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and has a WNBA-leading three triple-doubles this season and her 11 career in the regular season are the most in league history.
DeWanna Bonner scored 14 points and Marina Mabrey added 10 for Connecticut (25-10), which had lost back-to-back games for the second time this season.
Mabrey hit a 3-pointer with 6:26 to play that gave Connecticut its first lead since 22-20 early in the second quarter and Carrington followed with an alley-oop layup to cap a 10-3 spurt that made it 69-66 about 30 seconds later and the Sun led the rest of the way.
Neither team scored until Rickea Jackson made 1 of 2 free throws to make it a two-point game with 3:36 remaining but the Sparks went scoreless from there, shooting 0 for 5 from the field and committing seven turnovers over the final 6 1/2 minutes.
Los Angeles (7-28), which has lost four in a row and 11 of its last 12, became the first WNBA team eliminated from playoff contention after a 92-78 loss to the Chicago Sky on Friday night.
Jackson led the Sparks with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Odyssey Sims and Dearica Hamby added 10 points apiece.
Connecticut has won 13 consecutive games against the Sparks, dating to an 80-76 home loss on Aug. 28, 2020.
The Sun scored their first 14 points in the paint before Mabrey hit a 3-pointer to make it 17-11 before Jackson capped a 7-0 spurt to give the Sparks a 20-19 lead early in the second quarter.
Jackson scored 11 points and Hamby added 10 in the first half before Kia Nurse hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Los Angeles a 45-39 lead at the intermission.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 67 |
| 4th 9.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 79 - 67 |
| 4th 31.1 | |
Astou Ndour-Fall defensive rebound | 79 - 67 |
| 4th 36.0 |  |
Stephanie Talbot misses 30-foot three point jumper | 79 - 67 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-69 | FG | 22-54 |
| 46.4 | Field Goal % | 40.7 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 7-14 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 9-16 | FT | 16-20 |
| 56.3 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 10,627 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
 Connecticut |
4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
 Indiana |
12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
 Atlanta |
17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Washington |
18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Chicago |
19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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