The Connecticut Sun cruised their way to a 99-68 win against the Dallas Wings at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday night.
The Sun improved to 5-2 on the year, and the Wings fell to 5-3.
Check out the full box score here.
ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Sun got out to an early lead after the first quarter, going up 24-17. However, an early second-quarter run from the Wings put Connecticut in trouble, tying the game, 24-24. The Sun recovered by playing stout defense and scoring in bunches. Unlike in their last matchup, the second half was dominated by the Sun as the Wings were held to less than 37.5% from the field.
Connecticut had five players score in double figures. DeWanna Bonner led the way with 18 points, and Natisha Hiedeman wasn’t too far behind with 17 points. Connecticut were efficient from the field, shooting 48.6%, and they were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, hitting 25-of-27 from the charity stripe.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Hiedeman got the start for Jasmine Thomas, who was ruled out for the year due to a torn ACL. The point guard stepped up by scoring 17 points, while dishing out six assists and grabbing three steals.
— Bonner only scored seven points in the first half, but the forward led the way in the second half scoring 11 points after halftime. Bonner shot 7-for-16 from the field and collected six rebounds.
— Brionna Jones provided a spark off the bench Thursday night. The Sun center played 31 minutes and scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and provided a steal and a block.
WAGER WATCH
DraftKings Sportsbook closed the Sun as eight-point favorites (-110), and the Sun’s team total closed at 84.5 (-115). Connecticut easily covered and surpassed those numbers, and a $100 bet on each would have paid out a total of $377.87.
UP NEXT
The Sun will stay in Connecticut to take on the Washington Mystics. The contest will count toward the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup standings and will tip off on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Mohegan Sun Arena with full coverage of the game on NESN+.
