Candace Parker had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Kahleah Copper scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Dream 90-75 on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena.
Emma Meesseman added 10 points, six rebounds and a season-high eight assists for the Sky (17-6).
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Aari McDonald hit a 3-pointer that gave the Dream a 70-65 lead with 7:50 to play, but the Sky scored the next 15 points. The Dream went scoreless for nearly five minutes and the Sky never trailed again. Meesseman either scored or assisted on 18 of the Sky’s 30 fourth-quarter points.
Cheyenne Parker led the Dream (10-13) with 14 points. McDonald and Tiffany Hayes scored 12 apiece and former Northwestern star Nia Coffey added 11.
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The Sky, who have won seven of their last eight games, shot 53% overall, had 24 assists on 35 field goals and forced 17 turnovers, including 11 steals.
