Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream
McCoughtry scores 21, 2nd-place Dream top Sky 89-74
ATLANTA -- Angel McCoughtry scored 21 points, Tiffany Hayes added 19 and the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 89-74 on Friday night.
Atlanta closed the third quarter on a 6-0 run, for a 64-59 lead, and held Chicago to 4-of-17 shooting in the frame.
Hayes and Alex Bentley each made a 3-pointer on Atlanta's first two possessions of the fourth quarter for a 70-59 lead and the Dream led by at least seven points the rest of the way.
Jessica Breland had 13 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta (17-10). The second-place Dream are three games back of Seattle (20-7) in the playoff standings and one game ahead of Los Angeles (16-11).
Courtney Vandersloot led Chicago (10-18) with 24 points, seven assists and four steals. Allie Quigley was held to eight points.
Vandersloot sank a running 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, capping Chicago's 9-0 run for a 43-42 lead. She had 16 points in the first half, including 3-of-3 shooting from 3-point range.
Matchups
Game Information
Atlanta, GA
Referee:Che Flores
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee:Jeff Wooten
2025-26 Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Indiana | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
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