Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball Association
Marina Mabrey scores 26 and makes 6 3-pointers to help the Sun beat the Sparks 86-66
Connecticut (26-10) moved within one game of second-place Minnesota (27-9).
Connecticut scored 15 straight points spanning the first-quarter break and led 43-32 at halftime behind three players with double-digit scoring. Jones scored 13, followed by 10 points apiece from Mabrey and DiJonai Carrington.
The Sparks were within 53-43 before Connecticut closed the third on an 11-2 run to extend its lead to 64-45. Mabrey's sixth 3-pointer came with 4:51 left for an 82-54 lead.
Mabrey finished 9 of 13 from the floor to reach six made 3-pointers for the fifth time in her career.
Alyssa Thomas nearly secured her second straight game with a triple-double for Connecticut despite not playing in the fourth quarter. Thomas finished with seven points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. She also had one steal to become the franchise leader with 491 career steals.
Rickea Jackson scored 16 points, and Azura Stevens had 10 points and 17 rebounds for Los Angeles (7-29). Jackson passed Nneka Ogwumike on the franchise list for second-most points by a rookie.
Connecticut forward DeWanna Bonner passed Sue Bird (2,479) for seventh in WNBA history for made field goals.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 66 |
| 4th 17.1 |  |
Azura Stevens defensive rebound | 86 - 66 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Caitlin Bickle misses 24-foot three point jumper | 86 - 66 |
| 4th 38.1 | |
Crystal Dangerfield makes 27-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists) | 86 - 66 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-62 | FG | 26-67 |
| 53.2 | Field Goal % | 38.8 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 38.1 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
| 12-14 | FT | 8-12 |
| 85.7 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 8,253 · 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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