tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer<\/a> in the final seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 on Sunday to set the franchise record for wins in a season. <\/p>\nCourtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley each had 15 points and Kahleah Copper scored 11. <\/p>\n
Alyssa Thomas made a layup with 4:37 left in the third quarter to give the Sun, who trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half, their first lead at 58-56 and Odyssey Sims capped a 10-0 run with a layup that gave Connecticut a 75-69 lead early in the quarter. Vandersloot hit two 3-pointers as the Sky scored 15 of the next 19 points before DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89 with 43.6 seconds left, but Parker, in the post, he fed a touchdown pass to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds left and the Sky led the rest of the way. <\/p>\n
Bonner, who scored eight points and dished out three assists in the final 2:41, missed a potential deep by making a 3 at the buzzer. He finished with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and six assists. <\/p>\n
Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (22-11) and Thomas added 16 points and eight boards. Sims scored 13 points, Courtney Williams had 12 and Brionna Jones added 10. <\/p>\n
Connecticut was missing head coach Curt Miller, who was spending time with his family after his mother Bev died earlier this week.<\/p>\n
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