UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Rhyne Howard poured in five 3-pointers en route to 29 points, Allisha Gray also scored 29, and the Atlanta Dream romped over the Connecticut Sun, 104-69, Thursday night.
Howard scored 10 of Atlanta’s opening 12 points and finished the first half with 23 points. Howard made a 3-pointer with 6:19 left in the third quarter to cap her scoring and give Atlanta a 66-36 lead.
She finished 7 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 8 behind the arc, and 10 of 11 at the free-throw line.
Gray made Atlanta’s 11th 3-pointer — on just 22 attempts — midway through the fourth quarter for an 88-58 advantage. She was 4 of 5 from 3-point range to help Atlanta go 14 of 26 (54 percent) for the game.
Angel Reese grabbed 15 rebounds for Atlanta (21-12) to set a single-season franchise record for total boards, reaching the mark of 375 in just 32 games. But she made just 3 of 13 shots from the field, finishing with eight points to fall just shy of another double-double.
Atlanta led 53-32 at the break and began the second half on a 17-4 run. The Dream led by as many as 37 points.
Aaliyah Edwards led Connecticut (8-24) with 15 points off the bench. The Sun host the Liberty on Saturday.