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Sky Breaks WNBA Field Goal Shooting Record in First Half to Defeat the Sun, 91-83

June 29, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release


FINAL SCORE: CHI 91, CON 83

CHICAGO SKY (14-5) vs. CONNECTICUT SUN (13-7)

WINTRUST ARENA | 2022 WNBA REGULAR SEASON | COMMISSIONER'S CUP GAME | JUNE 29, 2022

TEAM HIGH POINTS HIGH ASSISTS HIGH REBOUNDS

CHI C. PARKER (25) C. PARKER (7) C. PARKER (11)

CON J. JONES (24) N. HIEDEMAN (7) J. JONES (11)

TONIGHT'S GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Sky secured a new WNBA shooting record in a half at 83.3% in the first. The previous high for a first or second half was 80% shot by the Minnesota Lynx on August 4, 2003. The previous high in a first half was 79.3% also shot by the Lynx June 7, 2009.

Double-doubles from two 2022 All-Star starters, the Sky's Candace Parker and the Sun's Jonquel Jones.

NEXT UP: The Sky is back in action Saturday, July 2, as the Phoenix Mercury make their second trip of the season to Wintrust Arena. Tip-off is at 12pm and coverage of Sky vs. Mercury will be aired on ESPN.

Saturday's game will be the Sky's second meeting against the Mercury this season after downing the Mercury 73-70 in its first matchup on May 31 at Wintrust Arena. The Mercury are coming off an 83-71 home victory over the Fever, and host the Fever once more Wednesday night before traveling to Chicago for Saturday's contest.

KEY RUNS

Sky went on a 31-9 run at from 5:48 in the first quarter to 6:48 in the second quarter

Sun went on a 14-5 run from 3:36 in the third quarter to 9:13 in the fourth quarter

Sky went on a 12-4 run from 0:02 in the third quarter to 6:50 in the fourth quarter

Sun went on a 21-9 run from 6:33 to 0:38 in the fourth quarter

KEY STATS

Candace Parker dropped 14 points in the first quarter

Sky tallied 32 points in the first quarter alone

Sky shot a WNBA record 83.3% (20-24) in the first half, the highest shooting percentage in a single half in WNBA history

Sky tied a league-high 77.8% (7-9) first-half three-point percentage

Parker secured her fifth double-double of the season and the 148th of her career - the 4th best record in the WNBA

Five Sky players scored in double-figures (C. Parker, K. Copper, A. Quigley, A. Stevens, R. Gardner)

Three Sun players (A. Thomas, J. Jones, B. Jones) accounted for 78.3% of the Sun's scoring

A. Thomas notched 12 points in the fourth quarter

CHICAGO NOTES

Candace Parker reached 1500 career assists at 0:33 of the second quarter

Kahleah Copper reached 500 defensive rebounds at 3:51 in the first quarter

Parker set a season-high with four made three-pointers

Parker scored a season-high of 25 points

CONNECTICUT NOTES

DeWanna Bonner tied Crystal Langhorne (406) for 25th on the all-time games played list

Brionna Jones played in her 150th career game

Jonquel Jones passed Kara Lawson (197) for sixth on the Sun's all-time three-pointers list

J. Jones gathered a season-high of seven offensive rebounds

Bonner passed Shannon Johnson (495) for 15th on the all-time steals list

J. Jones secured a double-double with 5:07 left in the fourth quarter

J. Jones tied a career-high of five steals in a regular-season game

J. Jones tied a season-high with four three-pointers

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