{"id":67269,"date":"2025-08-08T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/67269\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:14:06","slug":"sparks-beat-the-sun-102-91-for-their-8th-win-in-9-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/67269\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks beat the Sun 102-91 for their 8th win in 9 games"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES — – Dearica Hamby scored 21 points, Rickea Jackson added 20 points and Kelsey Plum had 18, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 102-91 on Thursday night for their eighth win in nine games.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles (14-15) scored 100-plus points for the fifth time in the last six games behind six players with double-digit scoring. Cameron Brink scored all 11 of her points in the second half, and Azura Stevens and Julie Allemand each had 10.<\/p>\n

Allemand secured her first career triple-double<\/a> on a layup with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter. She also had 10 rebounds and 11 assists.<\/p>\n

Tina Charles and Marina Mabrey each scored 19 points for Connecticut (5-24). Bria Hartley added 16 points and Leila Lacan had 10 points and seven assists.<\/p>\n

Connecticut made 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half to help build a 51-49 lead.<\/p>\n

Plum did not make her first field goal of the game until the 2:41 mark of the third quarter when her 3-pointer gave Los Angeles a 69-64 lead. Plum made Los Angeles’ 10th 3-pointer with 3:58 left in the fourth – on Julie Allemand’s 10th assist – for an 89-78 lead.<\/p>\n

The Sparks were 11 of 25 from 3-point range and 21 of 26 at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

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