Final
Delle Donne, Pondexter score 24 apiece, Sky beats Lynx
Jul 11, 2015 - 6:10 AM ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) 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,
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
CHICAGO: 90
Final
Jul 1 3:40 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Jul 10 10:45 PM - MINNESOTA: 83
CHICAGO: 90
Final
Jul 10 10:45 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Jul 10 10:01 PM - MINNESOTA: 59
CHICAGO: 60
End of 3rd
Jul 10 10:00 PM - End of 1st Half.
Jul 10 9:27 PM - MINNESOTA: 40
CHICAGO: 38
Halftime
Jul 10 9:26 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Jul 10 9:00 PM - MINNESOTA: 22
CHICAGO: 19
End of 1st
Jul 10 8:58 PM - Rebekkah Brunson vs. Elena Delle Donne (Courtney Vandersloot gains possession)
Jul 10 8:40 PM - MINNESOTA: 0
CHICAGO: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Jul 10 8:40 PM
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