Sky slip past Sun 86-77
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Chicago Sky overcame trouble when Sylvia Fowles went to the bench with foul trouble on Tuesday night.
The Sky (5-8) used a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter with leading scorer Fowles with five fouls and the Sky snapped a four-game losing streak with an 86-77 win over the Connecticut Sun.
Epiphanny Prince scored 19 points for the Sky (5-8) and Erin Thorn scored a season-high 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-4 run. Dominique Canty added 14 points.
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"I don't want to say this was a must-win but it kind of was," Chicago coach Stephen Key said. "I think we're a better team than our record."
Fowles, averaging 19.5 points, committed her fifth foul with 7:57 remaining and the Sky trailing 63-62.
"We went to a zone and with all their big players out there, we knew that if we could get some stops, we could create some mismatches," Key said.
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Connecticut (8-4) cut an eight-point deficit to 70-67 with 4:20 left, but Thorn made a 3-pointer and Prince made a layup to make it 75-67. Connecticut got no closer than five the rest of the way.
It was the Sun's first home loss of the season. The Sun hadn't lost a home game since Aug. 25.
"It's winning on the road where we've had a little losing streak going on," Thorn said. "We finally played 40 minutes."
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Fowles scored 12 points and Jia Perkins had 11 for the Sky, who trailed by eight in the third period.
"I think this definitely was a momentum builder," Prince said. "I think this showed we can play with anybody."
Tina Charles had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Sun, while Sandrine Gruda and Anete Jekabsone-Zogota had 13 apiece. Renee Montgomery scored 12 points and Tan White had 11.
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"We played bad basketball that I've been worried about for two days," Sun coach Mike Thibault said. "Chicago played a great second half. They defended and we didn't."
The Sun shot 6-for-24 from 3-point range with the Sky made 6 of 8.