Fowles leads Sky comeback against Dream
ATLANTA - Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Epiphanny Prince scored 8 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Sky rallied to defeat the Atlanta Dream 84-79 on Tuesday night.
Atlanta (18-14) has lost five of its last six games and remains in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Sky (14-18) has beaten the Dream in three of their last five meetings.
Atlanta led 73-65 with 6:15 left before the Sky rallied behind Fowles. Her free throw gave the Sky a 78-77 lead with a minute left.
Prince then had a basket and 2 free throws to expand the lead. Iziane Castro Marques scored with six seconds remaining to cut the lead to 3 points, but Dominique Canty sealed the win for the Sky with 2 free throws.
Castro Marques had 19 points to lead the Dream. Angel McCoughtry scored 16 points, and Yelena Leuchanka grabbed 11 rebounds. Canty had 17 points and Jia Perkins 15 for the Sky.
The Dream took a 65-63 lead into the final quarter by scoring the final 6 points of the third - the last two baskets coming from Coco Miller. Perkins had 7 points, Canty scored 6, and the Sky built a 58-53 lead midway in the period with a 15-6 run.
Atlanta went up 39-31 lead midway in the second quarter with a 16-3 run and was up 45-43 at halftime after the Sky briefly regained the lead at 41-39 thanks a 10-0 streak. The Dream shot 56.7 percent in the first half and the Sky made 54.3 percent.
Fowles had 13 points and 9 rebounds at the intermission and Canty scored 9. McCoughtry led the Dream with 8 first-half points.