Sun 94-78 Dream (1 May, 2022) Play-by-Play

Atlanta Dream

1-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	29	19	20	10	78
CONN	28	21	25	20	94

Connecticut Sun

1-0, 1-0 home

Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brionna Jones makes layup
Jonquel Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes layup
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Brionna Jones makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper
Nia Coffey blocks Jonquel Jones's layup
Jonquel Jones makes tip shot
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses 29-foot three point jumper
Beatrice Mompremier misses 26-foot three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington makes layup
Nia Clouden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joyner Holmes assists)
Beatrice Mompremier misses 21-foot jumper
Joyner Holmes misses 12-foot jumper
Nia Clouden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Anderson assists)
DiJonai Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nia Clouden assists)
Nia Clouden misses 27-foot three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington misses layup
Cheyenne Parker blocks Kaila Charles 's 5-foot layup
Stephanie Jones makes layup (DiJonai Carrington assists)
Stephanie Jones makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot jumper
Stephanie Jones makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Kristy Wallace blocks DiJonai Carrington's layup
DiJonai Carrington makes layup
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (DiJonai Carrington assists)
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses 19-foot hook shot
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones makes layup
Brionna Jones makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Yvonne Anderson misses jumper
Monique Billings blocks Brionna Jones 's 6-foot jumper
Megan Walker blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 5-foot layup
Brionna Jones misses layup
Yvonne Anderson makes layup
Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joyner Holmes makes layup (Brionna Jones assists)
Yvonne Anderson makes 17-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Brionna Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Anderson assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 16-foot jumper
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Caldwell blocks Yvonne Anderson's layup
DiJonai Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Anderson assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Beatrice Mompremier assists)
DiJonai Carrington misses layup
DiJonai Carrington misses 32-foot three point jumper
Monique Billings blocks Stephanie Jones 's 5-foot layup
DiJonai Carrington makes 6-foot jumper (Aleksa Gulbe assists)
Yvonne Anderson makes layup (Aleksa Gulbe assists)
Nia Clouden misses 16-foot jumper
Taja Cole makes 10-foot jumper
Stephanie Jones makes layup (Taja Cole assists)
Monique Billings blocks Aleksa Gulbe 's 6-foot jumper
Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists)
Cheyenne Parker makes layup (Kristy Wallace assists)
Rhyne Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cheyenne Parker assists)
Kristy Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nia Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kristy Wallace makes layup
Erica Wheeler makes layup
Nia Coffey makes layup
Kristy Wallace makes 20-foot jumper (Rhyne Howard assists)
Monique Billings misses layup
Naz Hillmon misses layup
Nia Clouden blocks Erica Wheeler 's 7-foot layup
Monique Billings misses layup
Monique Billings makes layup
Aari McDonald makes 8-foot jumper
Naz Hillmon misses layup
Rhyne Howard misses layup
Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aari McDonald makes 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Caldwell makes 21-foot jumper
Monique Billings misses layup
Monique Billings misses 18-foot jumper
Aari McDonald makes 22-foot three point jumper (Maya Caldwell assists)
Naz Hillmon makes layup (Aari McDonald assists)
Naz Hillmon misses layup
Erica Wheeler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Megan Walker makes layup (Erica Wheeler assists)
Nia Coffey misses jumper
Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rhyne Howard misses layup
Nia Coffey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rhyne Howard assists)
Nia Coffey misses 17-foot jumper
Cheyenne Parker makes 15-foot jumper (Nia Coffey assists)
Kristy Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cheyenne Parker assists)
Rhyne Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Rhyne Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Erica Wheeler makes 18-foot jumper (Cheyenne Parker assists)
Erica Wheeler makes layup
Erica Wheeler makes 20-foot jumper
Aari McDonald misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aari McDonald makes layup (Rhyne Howard assists)
Nia Coffey misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nia Coffey misses layup
Nia Coffey makes layup
Maya Caldwell makes 24-foot three point jumper
Cheyenne Parker makes 19-foot jumper
Aari McDonald makes layup
Maya Caldwell misses 18-foot jumper
Kristy Wallace makes layup (Naz Hillmon assists)
DiJonai Carrington blocks Kristy Wallace 's 19-foot jumper
Naz Hillmon makes layup (Maya Caldwell assists)
Monique Billings makes 7-foot jumper (Maya Caldwell assists)
Naz Hillmon makes layup (Aari McDonald assists)
Maya Caldwell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Monique Billings misses layup
Aleksa Gulbe blocks Monique Billings 's 8-foot hook shot
Megan Walker misses layup
Maya Caldwell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cheyenne Parker misses 11-foot jumper
Megan Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper

DREAM

SUN

TIME		ATL	CONN
10:00	Cheyenne Parker vs. Jonquel Jones (Jasmine Thomas gains possession)	0	0
9:50	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	0	2
9:24	Kristy Wallace vs. Alyssa Thomas (Brionna Jones gains possession)	0	2
9:24	Kristy Wallace lost ball turnover (Alyssa Thomas steals)	0	2
9:00	Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
8:54	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	0	2
8:52	Brionna Jones makes layup	0	4
8:44	Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists)	3	4
8:29	Jonquel Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	4
8:25	Kristy Wallace defensive rebound	3	4
8:21	Cheyenne Parker makes layup (Kristy Wallace assists)	5	4
8:21	Courtney Williams shooting foul	5	4
8:21	Cheyenne Parker makes free throw 1 of 1	6	4
8:04	Brionna Jones loose ball foul	6	4
8:04	Brionna Jones turnover	6	4
7:55	Rhyne Howard traveling	6	4
7:49	Jonquel Jones personal foul	6	4
7:49	Jonquel Jones turnover	6	4
7:31	Rhyne Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cheyenne Parker assists)	9	4
7:18	Jonquel Jones misses layup	9	4
7:18	Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound	9	4
7:04	Alyssa Thomas makes layup	9	6
7:04	Kristy Wallace shooting foul	9	6
7:04	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1	9	7
6:49	Kristy Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	7
6:46	Brionna Jones defensive rebound	9	7
6:40	Jonquel Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	9	9
6:29	Nia Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	9
6:25	Brionna Jones defensive rebound	9	9
6:18	Brionna Jones makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)	9	11
6:00	Kristy Wallace makes layup	11	11
5:48	Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper	11	14
5:37	Courtney Williams personal foul	11	14
5:37	Nia Clouden enters the game for Courtney Williams	11	14
5:37	Monique Billings enters the game for Cheyenne Parker	11	14
5:28	Erica Wheeler makes layup	13	14
5:19	Nia Coffey blocks Jonquel Jones's layup	13	14
5:19	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	13	14
5:19	Jonquel Jones makes tip shot	13	16
5:19	Nia Coffey shooting foul	13	16
5:19	Joyner Holmes enters the game for Brionna Jones	13	16
5:19	Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	13	17
5:07	Nia Coffey makes layup	15	17
5:07	Joyner Holmes shooting foul	15	17
5:07	Nia Coffey makes free throw 1 of 1	16	17
4:51	Official timeout	16	17
4:51	Naz Hillmon enters the game for Nia Coffey	16	17
4:42	Monique Billings vs. Jonquel Jones (Rhyne Howard gains possession)	16	17
4:42	Jonquel Jones lost ball turnover (Monique Billings steals)	16	17
4:40	Kristy Wallace makes 20-foot jumper (Rhyne Howard assists)	18	17
4:34	Jonquel Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	19	19
4:34	Monique Billings shooting foul	18	19
4:34	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1	18	20
4:27	Jasmine Thomas personal foul	19	20
4:27	Kristy Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	20	20
4:27	DiJonai Carrington enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	20	20
4:27	Kristy Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	21	20
4:08	Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	20
4:04	Rhyne Howard defensive rebound	21	20
3:59	Monique Billings misses layup	21	20
3:52	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	21	20
3:51	Nia Clouden out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	20
3:40	Naz Hillmon misses layup	21	20
3:36	Naz Hillmon offensive rebound	21	20
3:33	Nia Clouden blocks Erica Wheeler 's 7-foot layup	21	20
3:32	Joyner Holmes defensive rebound	21	20
3:32	Rhyne Howard personal foul	21	20
3:32	Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Jasmine Thomas	21	20
3:32	Aari McDonald enters the game for Kristy Wallace	21	20
3:32	Maya Caldwell enters the game for Erica Wheeler	21	20
3:18	Naz Hillmon defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	21	20
3:18	Jonquel Jones makes technical free throw	21	21
3:07	Joyner Holmes bad pass (Monique Billings steals)	21	21
3:04	Monique Billings offensive charge	21	21
3:04	Monique Billings turnover	21	21
3:04	Beatrice Mompremier enters the game for Jonquel Jones	21	21
2:57	Natisha Hiedeman misses 29-foot three point jumper	21	21
2:50	Monique Billings defensive rebound	21	21
2:46	Joyner Holmes personal foul	21	21
2:46	Monique Billings makes free throw 1 of 2	22	21
2:46	Monique Billings makes free throw 2 of 2	23	21
2:37	Aari McDonald personal foul	23	21
2:37	Nia Clouden makes free throw 1 of 2	23	22
2:37	Nia Clouden makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
2:27	Monique Billings misses layup	23	23
2:21	Naz Hillmon offensive rebound	23	23
2:18	Monique Billings makes layup	25	23
2:01	Beatrice Mompremier misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	23
2:00	Monique Billings defensive rebound	25	23
1:53	Aari McDonald makes 8-foot jumper	27	23
1:28	shot clock turnover	26	23
1:28	Yvonne Anderson enters the game for Natisha Hiedeman	27	23
1:13	Naz Hillmon misses layup	27	23
1:08	Beatrice Mompremier defensive rebound	27	23
58.5	DiJonai Carrington makes layup	27	25
50.6	Rhyne Howard misses layup	27	25
46.8	Naz Hillmon offensive rebound	27	25
46.0	Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	25
41.0	DiJonai Carrington defensive rebound	27	25
38.1	Nia Clouden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joyner Holmes assists)	27	28
32.6	Aari McDonald offensive charge	27	28
32.6	Aari McDonald turnover	27	28
10.3	Beatrice Mompremier misses 21-foot jumper	27	28
3.7	Monique Billings defensive rebound	27	28
0.0	Aari McDonald makes 24-foot three point jumper	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	28

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 3-0

Dream
92
Sun
105

Game 1

16/6

Sun
72
Dream
61

Game 2

26/6

Sun
93
Dream
68

Game 3

16/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

6:00 PM, 1 May 2022

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 3,244

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Ryan Sassano
Dannica Mosher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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