Sky beat Sun for fifth straight win
Vandersloot has double-double to lead Chicago
Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and 11 assists, Diamond Deshields added 14 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-81 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
Allie Quigley and Ruthy Hebard each added 13 points for the Sky (7-7), who led 67-64 after three quarters and pulled away in the final three minutes, sparked by a corner 3pointer from Deshields that broke open a twopoint game. Candace Parker and Vandersloot followed with baskets as the Sky pulled away.
Brionna Jones had a career-high 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting to go with eight rebounds to lead the Sun (8-5), who committed 18 turnovers in losing their third straight game. Dewanna Bonner added 17 points, eight boards and six assists.
Mystics 82, Fever 77: Tina Charles had 30 points, a season-high 15 rebounds and three steals to help Washington beat Indiana. Charles’ three-point play gave Washington a 76-69 lead with 2:11 to play. Theresa Plaisance hit three 3-pointers and had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Mystics (6-6) have won back-to-back games and four of their last five. Indiana (1-14) has lost 10 in a row. Danielle Robinson had 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting for the Fever and added six assists. Tiffany Mitchell had 17 points. Ariel Atkins made a layup to give Washington the lead for good at 68-67 with 5:30 left. Plaisance followed with a 3, Atkins added another layup and Charles was fouled as she finished inside to cap the 10-2 spurt. Atkins scored 16 points and made 8 of 8 free throws, including six in the final two minutes.