Connecticut Sun (1-2) at Chicago Sky (2-1)

Posted June 15, 2009 11:00 pm

By Patricia Babcock McGraw

When: 7 p.m. tonight

Where: UIC Pavilion

Last time out: On Sunday, the Sun lost to Atlanta 67-62, and the Sky defeated Seattle 64-57.

Skinny: Tonight's game is the first of back-to-back showdowns between Connecticut and Chicago, with the second game coming on Friday in Connecticut. After wins in its last two games, the fourth-year Sky is looking to win its third straight game for only the second time in franchise history. Look for plenty of Candice Dupree. The fourth-year Sky forward (19.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.7 bpg last week) is red-hot and was named the WNBA's Eastern Conference player of the week on Monday. The Sky is also getting 18 ppg out of guard Jia Perkins and 15 ppg out of 6-foot-6 center Sylvia Fowles-Connecticut is led by former Big Ten star (Minnesota) Lindsay Whalen, a point guard who averages 17 ppg.

Next: Sky at Connecticut, Friday

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