Dana Evans scored 15 points, Rebekah Gardner added 14 and the Chicago Sky cruised past the New York Liberty 83-50 on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena.
The Sky led 36-17 at halftime after holding the Liberty to 20% shooting, including 1 of 12 from 3-point range. It was the lowest point total in a half since the Connecticut Sun had 15 on Sept. 1, 2015.
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The Sky opened the third quarter with a 13-4 run to take a 28-point lead at 49-21, and the Liberty reached 50 points on Jocelyn Willoughby’s layup with 20.2 seconds left in the game.
Candace Parker added 11 points and Emma Meesseman scored 10 for the defendingchampion Sky (1-1). Parker and Meesseman each had six rebounds and four assists.
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The Sky were 10 of 22 from 3-point range, with three apiece from Evans and Parker, while the Liberty were just 20 of 60 from the field.
Han Xu, the tallest player in the WNBA at 6-foot-10, scored 10 points for the Liberty (1-1). Natasha Howard and Betnijah Laney each scored eight points, and Stefanie Dolson scored six against her former team. Sabrina Ionescu was held to two points.
