by ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Elena Delle Donne scored 21 of her 27 points in the second half, Allie Quigley added a season-high 23 and the Chicago Sky beat the Atlanta Dream 97-92 on Tuesday night in the teams’ final game before the All-Star break.
The duo hit two 3-pointers during Chicago’s 10-3 fourth-quarter run for an 83-73 lead – its largest of the game. Atlanta pulled within five points five times in the final 2 minutes, but Chicago had an answer after each basket.
Courtney Vandersloot added 19 points and Cappie Pondexter had 12 for Chicago (11-6).
Delle Donne made her first field goal with 56.8 seconds remaining before halftime. She finished 9 of 18 from the field and had eight rebounds and four blocks.
Matee Ajavon led Atlanta (7-10) with 21 points. Tiffany Hayes scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting before fouling out with 5:45 left in the fourth. Angel McCoughtry also battled foul trouble and had 14 to put her over 4,000 career points.
Shoni Schimmel seen limited action, in the final tuneup game before she returns to the WNBA All-Star game to defend her MVP title, by adding in four points in only 3 minutes of play. She also added an assist and a steal in the game.
