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05/30 19:48 CDT Morrow has 17 points and 14 rebounds, Sun beats Sparks 84-81 to
snap a 3-game skid
Morrow has 17 points and 14 rebounds, Sun beats Sparks 84-81 to snap a 3-game
skid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) --- Aneesah Morrow had 17 points and 14 rebounds, her
fourth consecutive game with a double-double, and the Connecticut Sun beat the
Los Angeles Sparks 84-81 on Saturday night at PeoplesBank Arena.
Morrow leads the WNBA with seven double-doubles this season.
Kennedy Burke scored 14 points for the Sun. Leila Lacan, who made her season
debut, and Diamond Miller added 12 points apiece.
Connecticut (2-8) had lost three in a row, all by double figures. The Sun tied
their season high with 11 steals.
Ariel Atkins and Rae Burrell led the Sparks (4-4) with 16 points apiece, Erica
Wheeler scored 13 and Dearica Hamby 11. Ogwumike finished with 12 points and
three rebounds.
Wheeler made a layup 27 seconds into the fourth quarter and the Sparks didn't
make another field goal until she made another layup with 3:38 to play. Nneka
Ogwumike followed with a three-point play and Atkins hit two free throws to
make it a three-point game less than a minute later.
Burrell's 3-pointer made it 81-79 with 52 seconds lefts, but the Sparks got no
closer.
Ogwumike has 3,315 career rebounds to move into a tie with Tamika Catchings for
fifth on the WNBA's career list.
Connecticut's Brittney Griner (rib injury) returned from a four-game absence
but left the game for good late in the first half after she was apparently
poked in the eye. She finished with nine points.
Lacan helped Basket Landes to a championship, and was named finals MVP, in the
top French professional league earlier this month. She averaged 10.4 points,
3.7 assists and 2.2 steals as a rookie last season in 25 games for Connecticut
and the Sun were 2-17 before the point guard returned from international duty
and went 9-16 after.
Kelsey Plum (ankle) missed her second consecutive game for the Sparks. Plum,
the WNBA's leading scorer at 28.6 points per game, will be re-evaluated on
Tuesday.
Up next
Sparks: Host Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Sun: Play Tuesday at Atlanta.
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AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
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