WNBA: Jonquel Jones leads Sun past Dream

Jonquel Jones scored 21 points and the Connecticut Sun never trailed in a 93-68 victory over the Atlanta Dream. Natisha Hiedeman added 13 points for Connecticut (16-8), while Jones dominated in the offensive end for the Sun.

Jones was 5 of 9 from the field, 2 of 3 from 3-point range and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. The Sun moved into a tie with the Seattle Storm for third in the WNBA standings, a game behind the second-place Las Vegas Aces.

They are two-games back of the defending champion Chicago Sky, who are at top of the WNBA standings. Tiffany Hayes led Atlanta (10-14) with 18 points and AD Durr had 12. The Dream have lost three games in a row, and 10 of their last 13.

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Kayla McBride scored a season-high 28 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 87-77 Friday night. Sylvia Fowles had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Lynx (10-16) played for the third time in four nights.

Fowles had her second straight game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. McBride was coming off a five-point outing Thursday night in a loss to Dallas. Jessica Shepard added 11 points for Minnesota.

Tiffany Mitchell scored 18 points for Indiana. Kelsey Mitchell added 17. The Lynx handed Indiana (5-21) its eighth straight loss.

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