Final
Sun 78, Sky 71
Aug 21, 2010 - 4:22 AM ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Renee Montgomery scored 20 points and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 78-71 Friday night.The win was the second straight for the Sun (17-16) who will miss the playoffs for the second straight year.
"I don't care if the game isn't going to get us to the playoffs, the game isn't going to do anything, but it's still about to pride," Montgomery said. "We are out there, people are coming to see you play and you need to perform."
Epiphanny Prince scored 19 points for the Sky (14-19), who were eliminated last week.
Connecticut's 66-55 lead dwindled to one point midway through the fourth quarter, but consecutive buckets from Tan White, Asjha Jones and Tina Charles provided breathing room.
Jones finished with 16 points for the Sun, who missed the WNBA playoffs for the second straight year, established control in the third quarter with an 18-2 run that erased Chicago's seven-point halftime lead.
"We gave up an 8-0 run to start the quarter," Chicago coach Steven Key said. "It's something that has been a negative thing for all us all season. We work hard to get a lead and then we give something back as a gift. We can't do that."
- WNBA
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CONNECTICUT 20 14 30 14 78
CHICAGO 20 21 14 16 71 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: CON - RENEE MONTGOMERY 20, ASJHA JONES 16,
KARA LAWSON 14
CHI - EPIPHANNY PRINCE 19, DOMINIQUE CANTY 11,
SYLVIA FOWLES 11
Aug 20 10:46 PM - WNBA
CONNECTICUT 20
CHICAGO 20 END, 1ST QTR
Aug 20 9:10 PM
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