FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs Connecticut Sun
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 12 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 63 |
| CON | 16 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 92 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Connecticut Sun finished ahead of Chicago Sky, 92-63, a 29-point margin. The first-half totals were 30 for Chicago Sky and 47 for Connecticut Sun; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 33 and 45. The combined final of 155 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 12-CON 16, 12-16 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 18-CON 31, 30-47 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 14-CON 23, 44-70 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 19-CON 22, 63-92 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 19 points, while Connecticut Sun's high was 31; the final separation was 29 points.
The first-half margin was 17 points, compared with 12 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Chicago Sky recorded 23% from the field, 13% from three and 78% at the line; Connecticut Sun posted 51%, 31% and 77%. Rebounds finished 28-49, assists 10-21 and turnovers 13-16. The same team box reports a 24-52 split in paint points and 11-10 in offensive rebounds.
Kamilla Cardoso led Chicago Sky with 16 points. Kamilla Cardoso supplied a team-high 14 rebounds, while Skylar Diggins led with 4 assists. For Connecticut Sun, the corresponding leaders were Brittney Griner with 14 points, Olivia Nelson-Ododa with 15 rebounds and Charlisse Leger-Walker with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from CHI and 12 from CON. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games behind the conference leader. Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -53 and -205.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 4-12 across 16 games and Connecticut Sun at 3-15 across 18. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 431-477 for the away team and 447-443 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 1 wins and Connecticut Sun 1; aggregate scoring was 148-172. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 4 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | CHI | CON |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 23 | 51 |
| 3P% | 13 | 31 |
| FT% | 78 | 77 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 49 |
| Assists | 10 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 16 |
| Paint points | 24 | 52 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azura Stevens * | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | -18 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 23 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 6-12 | -11 |
| Sydney Taylor * | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2-12 | -18 |
| Gabriela Jaquez * | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-8 | -19 |
| Skylar Diggins * | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-7 | -7 |
| Natasha Cloud | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | -27 |
| Jacy Sheldon | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | -11 |
| Rachel Banham | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-3 | -18 |
| Maddy Westbeld | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | -13 |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Rickea Jackson | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Courtney Vandersloot | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | FOOT INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Aicha Coulibaly | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4-11 | 19 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa * | 27 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4-8 | 24 |
| Diamond Miller * | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 19 |
| Brittney Griner * | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6-10 | 18 |
| Leila Lacan * | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 10 |
| Kennedy Burke | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3-7 | 28 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4-8 | 14 |
| Saniya Rivers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 17 |
| Aneesah Morrow | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 2 |
| Nell Angloma | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Raegan Beers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | -2 |
| Hailey Van Lith | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ashlon Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |