UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Alyssa Thomas had a historic triple-double, DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points to move into ninth in WNBA history and the Connecticut Sun cruised to a 96-72 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday.
Thomas had 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for her fourth regular-season triple-double, the most in WNBA history. Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu both have three triple-doubles.
It was Thomas’ second triple-double this season, the first coming on Tuesday in the game in which the Sun lost star Brionna Jones. Thomas also has two playoff triple-doubles.
Bonner has 6,454 career points, moving past Katie Smith.
The Sun matched their best 15-game start (12-3), winning for the sixth time in seven games heading into a Tuesday showdown with the New York Liberty. They have won two straight since Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Jones had surgery on Friday.
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Kahleah Copper scored a career-high 29 points for the Sky (5-9), who lost their sixth straight.
Connecticut allowed a season-high 27 first-quarter points and trailed by one but used a 16-4 run to take charge in the second quarter. Thomas had 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists by halftime to help the Sun, who had 18 assists on 23 baskets, to a 54-42 lead. They finished with 30 assists on 40 baskets.
The Sky went on a 10-0 run in the third quarter to stay in the game but scored only nine points in the fourth quarter.
DiJonai Carrington had 17 points and Natisha Hiedeman 14 for the Sun, who set a season high for points. Connecticut scored at least 80 points for the 11th straight game, and Thomas became the franchise’s all-time rebounding leader.