Chicago Sky win their 6th in a row, holding off the Dallas Wings 89-83

Kahleah Copper scored 19 points, Julie Allemand had 11 of her season-high 13 in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 89-83 on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.

Candace Parker had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the defending-champion Sky (21-6), who have won six straight and clinched a WNBA playoff spot Wednesday. Emma Meesseman added 13 points, a season-high nine assists and three blocks, and Allie Quigley scored 10 points.

The Wings trailed by 14 late in the first half but scored six consecutive points in the fourth quarter to make it 75-74, and Tyasha Harris hit a floater with 6 minutes, 57 seconds to play to give them their first lead of the game. Allemand answered with a three-point play to put the Sky back in front about a minute later, but Arike Ogunbowale made a 3-pointer to give the Wings an 80-79 lead with 4 minutes to play.

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Allemand hit a 3-pointer and then made a layup — both assisted by Meesseman — to give the Sky the lead for good with 3:01 remaining.

Ogunbowale hit another 3 to pull the Wings to 84-83, but Parker scored inside and Allemand made 3 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 90 seconds to seal it.

Ogunbowale finished with 28 points. Isabelle Harrison scored 18 on 8-of-10 shooting for the Wings (11-15). Teaira McCowan added 15 points and Kayla Thornton scored 11.