Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSun clinch No. 3 playoff seed and eliminate Sky from contention with 87-54 rout
With the win in their regular-season finale, the Sun (28-12) clinched the No. 3 seed in the playoffs and will face sixth-seed Indiana in the first round starting Sunday.
The loss eliminated Chicago (13-27) from playoff contention. To qualify for the playoffs as the eighth seed, the Sky needed to beat the Sun and also needed the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics to lose. Chicago was winless in four games against Connecticut this season.
Dana Evans scored 14 points for the Sky, Isabelle Harrison had 13 and Kaela Davis added 12.
Connecticut lead 20-15 after the first quarter and made it a double-digit contest going up 46-35 at halftime. The Sun's 23-6 outburst in the third sealed it.
Harris finished 6-for-9 shooting and Alyssa Thomas scored 13 on 5-for-6 shooting. Marina Mabrey and Olivia Nelson-Ododa each scored 12 and DeWanna Bonner scored 11.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 54 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 54 - 87 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 54 - 87 |
| 4th 27.0 | |
Sun defensive team rebound | 54 - 87 |
| 4th 29.1 |  |
Dana Evans misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 54 - 87 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 CONN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-62 | FG | 35-70 |
| 33.9 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 6-9 | FT | 11-13 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 84.6 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,092 · 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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