ROSEMONT, Ill. — Elena Delle Donne had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Cappie Pondexter scored 24 and the Chicago Sky beat Minnesota 90-83 on Friday night to snap the Lynx's three-game winning streak.
Pondexter hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Sky a 79-71 lead. After two baskets by Maya Moore, Pondexter was fouled on a 3 and made all three free throws for an 82-76 lead with 2:26 remaining. Chicago made 8 of 10 free throws the rest of the way.
Jessica Breland added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago (7-5), which beat Minnesota for the first time in four meetings.
Chicago started the second half on a 9-2 run, highlighted by two jumpers by Pondexter.
Moore hit three consecutive 3s as the Lynx retook the lead at 53-51,
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Allie Quigley made an acrobatic alley-oop layup just before the third-quarter buzzer to give the Sky a 60-59 lead.
Moore scored 25 of her 29 points in the second half for Minnesota (8-3). She hit five 3-pointers, and had 10 rebounds and six assists.
MINNESOTA (83)
Moore 11-23 2-2 29, Brunson 5-9 2-3 12, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Augustus 6-14 0-0 13, Whalen 6-14 3-5 15, Dantas 0-4 0-0 0, Cruz 2-4 2-3 6, Peters 2-6 0-0 4, Wright 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 9-13 83.
CHICAGO (90)
Laney 1-5 2-2 4, Delle Donne 8-14 7-8 24, Breland 5-6 1-1 11, Pondexter 9-17 3-3 24, Vandersloot 3-9 4-4 11, Quigley 1-5 0-0 2, Dos Santos 3-5 4-5 10, Faulkner 2-2 0-0 4, Goodlett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 21-23 90.
Minnesota 22 18 19 24 — 83
Chicago 19 19 22 30 — 90
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3-Point Goals — Minnesota 6-17 (Moore 5-14, Augustus 1-2, Cruz 0-1), Chicago 5-13 (Pondexter 3-3, Vandersloot 1-2, Delle Donne 1-5, Laney 0-1, Quigley 0-2). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Minnesota 41 (Moore 10), Chicago 40 (Breland, Delle Donne 10). Assists — Minnesota 22 (Whalen 7), Chicago 20 (Faulkner 6). Total Fouls — Minnesota 19, Chicago 19. Technicals — Minnesota defensive three second. A — 6,709 (7,000).
