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09/17 20:58 CDT Angel Reese has 30 points and 10 rebounds to help the Dream
rout the Sun 103-59
Angel Reese has 30 points and 10 rebounds to help the Dream rout the Sun 103-59
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) --- Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting
and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59
on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break
for the FIBA World Cup.
A key member of the winning U.S. team in Germany, Reese reached 30 points on a
free throw with 5:38 remaining and grabbed her 10th rebound a few seconds later
for her WNBA-record 30th double-double of the season. She finished a point shy
of her career high, playing 25 minutes in the blowout for the playoff-bound
Dream.
Rhyne Howard set a WNBA season record with 129 3-pointers. She made her only
3-pointer of the game --- in nine attempts --- with 6:45 left in the fourth to
break Sabrina Ionescu's record set in 2023 --- reaching the mark in just 40
games.
Howard finished with 10 points. Allisha Gray also had 10 for Atlanta (27-14) to
break her own franchise record for points in a season with 782.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa led Connecticut (10-31) with 13 points --- all in the first
half. Connecticut was outscored 31-11 in the third and 27-13 in the fourth.
Reese made a 3-pointer from the corner midway through the third for her 10th
field goal in 13 attempts. It was it 61-40 following a 16-5 run.
Atlanta announced before the game that Brionna Jones would miss the remainder
of the season due to a left leg injury suffered Aug. 13.
Up next
Sun: Host Minnesota on Sunday.
Dream: Host Chicago on Saturday night.
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