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Jones and Sun snap two-game skid

Jun 20, 2009 - 1:58 AM UNCASVILLE, Conn.(AP) -- Asjha Jones scored 17 points and had nine rebounds Friday and the Connecticut Sun snapped a two-game losing streak with a 91-61 win over the Chicago Sky.

The win was Connecticut's first at home this season and ended Chicago's three-game winning streak.

Tan White, who signed as a free agent with the Sun earlier in the day, had 13 points and Kerri Gardin had 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven of Connecticut's franchise-record 30 assists.

"This is the team I recognize. Finally," Connecticut coach Mike Thibault said.

The Sun had lost their first two home games, missing a total of 89 and shooting 32 percent. They shot 48 percent on Friday.

"This was the best of all worlds," Thibault said. "We scored. We rebounded. We needed a game like that."

The Sun (2-3) never trailed. Chicago (3-2) didn't get closer than 10 points in the second half.

Kristi Toliver led the Sky with 14 points and Shyra Ely had 11. Sylvia Fowles had four points and nine rebounds. Jia Perkins, who scored 25 points against the Sun earlier this week, was held to nine points.

"Our players were pretty geeked up to play her," Thibault said, "and not let her get rolling."

The Sky used a 9-0 run to get within eight points late in the second period, but Connecticut scored the last three points of the period to lead 46-35 at halftime.

"Our defense, from the start, was poor at best," Sky coach Steven Key said. "We were guessing a lot as to what we wanted to do and they took advantage."