Comets at Sun
Updated at 9:40 pm, CDT -- Comets lose to Connecticut 78 to 68.
GAME RECAP
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP)—Lindsay Whalen had nine assists to set Connecticut’s career record and scored 14 points to help the Sun overcome a 14-point deficit to beat the Houston Comets 78-68 Tuesday night.
Asjha Jones had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the Sun (13-5), who maintained the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Houston (7-9) played its third straight game without Olympian Tina Thompson, who has a broken left ring finger. Matee Ajavon led Houston with 14 points. Michelle Snow had 11 points and Hamchetou Maiga-Ba had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sancho Lyttle had nine points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 4:33 left.
Houston led 36-22 with 3:34 left in the first half before Connecticut went on an 8-2 run before halftime.
The Sun used an 11-1 run to wipe out that deficit, and a 13-5 run gave them a 59-51 lead with 8:38 remaining.
Jamie Carey made a pair of 3-point field goals in the fourth quarter for Connecticut, the second of which gave the Sun a 72-67 lead with 1:17 remaining. Ajavon’s free throw with 1:05 left got the Comets within four at 72-68, but Houston got no closer.
Connecticut went 6-for-8 from the free throw line in the final minute. Connecticut rookie Sandrine Gruda scored a career-high 14 points and former Comet Barbara Turner added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Originally posted at 2:48 pm, CDT.
The Houston Comets (7-8) will play the Connecticut Sun (12-5) tonight at 6pm CDT inside Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Comets will try to extend a four-game winning streak against the Eastern Conference-leading Sun.
Houston's Tina Thompson will miss her third straight game tonight as she continues to rest her fractured left ring finger.
GAME RECAP
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP)—Lindsay Whalen had nine assists to set Connecticut’s career record and scored 14 points to help the Sun overcome a 14-point deficit to beat the Houston Comets 78-68 Tuesday night.
Asjha Jones had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the Sun (13-5), who maintained the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Houston (7-9) played its third straight game without Olympian Tina Thompson, who has a broken left ring finger. Matee Ajavon led Houston with 14 points. Michelle Snow had 11 points and Hamchetou Maiga-Ba had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sancho Lyttle had nine points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 4:33 left.
Houston led 36-22 with 3:34 left in the first half before Connecticut went on an 8-2 run before halftime.
The Sun used an 11-1 run to wipe out that deficit, and a 13-5 run gave them a 59-51 lead with 8:38 remaining.
Jamie Carey made a pair of 3-point field goals in the fourth quarter for Connecticut, the second of which gave the Sun a 72-67 lead with 1:17 remaining. Ajavon’s free throw with 1:05 left got the Comets within four at 72-68, but Houston got no closer.
Connecticut went 6-for-8 from the free throw line in the final minute. Connecticut rookie Sandrine Gruda scored a career-high 14 points and former Comet Barbara Turner added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Originally posted at 2:48 pm, CDT.
The Houston Comets (7-8) will play the Connecticut Sun (12-5) tonight at 6pm CDT inside Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Comets will try to extend a four-game winning streak against the Eastern Conference-leading Sun.
Houston's Tina Thompson will miss her third straight game tonight as she continues to rest her fractured left ring finger.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 2:48 PM
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