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May 28, 2010 - 6:13 PM By ANDY LEFKOWITZ STATS Editor

Chicago (1-4) at Minnesota (1-4), 8:00 p.m. EDT

The Chicago Sky finally were able to experience a victory their last time out. The Minnesota Lynx would like to enjoy that feeling again.

After snapping a season-opening four-game skid, Chicago will try to deal short-handed Minnesota its fifth straight loss Saturday night at the Target Center.

The Sky notched their first win of 2010 by surprising previously unbeaten Seattle 84-75 on Thursday. Sylvia Fowles scored 19 points and Catherine Kraayeveld had 12 of her 14 in the second half.

Chicago (1-4) also got plenty from its reserves as they combined for 34 points. Rookie Epiphanny Prince and Erin Thorn each chipped in with 13.

"That's the beauty of our team, we've got players that can come off the bench and give us a lot of spark," Fowles said. "They came out with a lot of energy and kept the lead up. You can't ask for more than that."

Despite the contributions from the bench, Fowles is Chicago's star. The 6-foot-6 center is shooting 60.4 percent from the floor and leading the club with 18.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game - all career highs.

Minnesota (1-4) saw its skid continue Thursday with a 105-79 loss to Connecticut. Charde Houston and Rashanda McCants led the Lynx with 16 points apiece, while Rebekkah Brunson had 14 in her season debut and Monica Wright added 11.

"We have to go back to basics," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "It's a long season. We still have 29 games left."

Brunson, formerly with now-defunct Sacramento, had been on Minnesota's suspended list due to overseas commitments.

A big reason for the Lynx's struggles is that they have been without guards Seimone Augustus and Candice Wiggins all season. Augustus is recovering from abdominal surgery and is several weeks away from returning, while Wiggins continues to work her way back from knee surgery last month.

In Chicago's last visit to the Target Center on June 6, the pair combined for 43 points as Minnesota opened the 2009 season with a 102-85 victory. Augustus didn't play in a 79-76 loss to Chicago in August due to a knee injury that ended her season after six games.

Chicago and Minnesota have split the season series each of the last three years, and five of the last six meetings have been decided by six points or less.