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McCoughtry, Gray each score 18 points, Dream top Sun 90-77

Aug 16, 2015 - 11:45 PM ATLANTA (AP) Angel McCoughtry and Reshanda Gray each scored 18 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun 90-77 on Sunday.

Shoni Schimmel added 15 points to help the Dream (9-15) beat the Sun (12-12) for the first time in three games this season. The two teams will meet again in two of their next three games.

McCoughtry scored nine of her points in the third quarter when the Dream took their first lead. Atlanta ended the period on a 17-5 run and scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter to go up 74-59.

Jennifer Lacy led Connecticut with 21 points. The Sun took a 20-6 lead in the first half when they shot 55.6 percent, including 7 of 15 3-pointers, but suffered through 1-for-17 stretch in the second half and finished at 39.7 percent.

The Dream made 31 of 36 free throws, including 12 straight at the end.








  • CONNECTICUT: 77
    ATLANTA: 90
    Final

    Jul 1 3:42 PM


  • End of 4th Quarter.

    Aug 16 5:16 PM


  • CONNECTICUT: 77
    ATLANTA: 90
    Final

    Aug 16 5:16 PM
  • 16
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 12 roots

    Sun 59, Dream 67  4th - 9:25Aug 16 4:47 PM
  • 28
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 10 roots (Close Finish)

    Sun 59, Dream 65  4th - 10:00Aug 16 4:46 PM


  • End of 3rd Quarter.

    Aug 16 4:43 PM


  • CONNECTICUT: 59
    ATLANTA: 65
    End of 3rd

    Aug 16 4:43 PM
  • 18
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 19 roots

    Sun 59, Dream 65  3rd - 0:02Aug 16 4:43 PM
  • 37
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 5 roots

    Sun 59, Dream 63  3rd - 0:34Aug 16 4:42 PM
  • 42
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 14 roots

    Sun 59, Dream 61  3rd - 0:48Aug 16 4:42 PM
  • 28
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 14 roots

    Sun 57, Dream 60  3rd - 1:39Aug 16 4:39 PM
  • 42
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 17 roots

    Sun 57, Dream 55  3rd - 2:31Aug 16 4:36 PM
  • 25
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 11 roots

    Sun 57, Dream 54  3rd - 2:31Aug 16 4:35 PM
  • 14
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    RUWTbot Added 6 roots

    Sun 54, Dream 52  3rd - 4:21Aug 16 4:31 PM


  • End of 1st Half.

    Aug 16 4:03 PM


  • CONNECTICUT: 42
    ATLANTA: 39
    Halftime

    Aug 16 4:03 PM


  • End of 1st Quarter.

    Aug 16 3:36 PM


  • CONNECTICUT: 26
    ATLANTA: 23
    End of 1st

    Aug 16 3:36 PM
  • 8
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 8 roots

    Sun 23, Dream 23  1st - 0:30Aug 16 3:36 PM


  • Kelsey Bone vs. Aneika Henry (Alex Bentley gains possession)

    Aug 16 3:09 PM


  • CONNECTICUT: 0
    ATLANTA: 0
    1st Quarter - 10:00

    Aug 16 3:09 PM

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