Dream 82 - 87 Sky
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Sky rally late to down Dream

Sep 14, 2013 - 3:14 AM Rosemont, IL (Sports Network) - Epiphanny Prince tallied 16 of her 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Sky rallied for an 87-82 win over the Atlanta Dream on Friday.

Prince was 9-of-16 from the field, connecting on three triples while also dishing out seven assists and converting a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line.

The Sky, who already have the top seed in the Eastern Conference locked up, also received 12 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks from Sylvia Fowles in the victory. Elena Delle Donne added 18 points and Swin Cash chipped in 13.

Despite dropping three in a row and seven of its last 10 games, Atlanta is already locked into the second seed in the East. Angel McCoughtry had a team- leading 29 points in the setback.

It was a neck-and-neck game for most of the final three quarters, with Atlanta heading into the fourth with a 65-62 lead.

Chicago fell behind 74-69 with just under six minutes to play after the Dream's Lecoe Willingham hit a 3-pointer, but then rallied off 11 of the next 13 points to take an 80-76 lead. Prince accounted for three of the buckets during the run.

Atlanta went without a field goal over the last four minutes of play, putting forth just six free throws. The Sky countered with a 7-of-8 performance from the charity stripe down the stretch to seal it.






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