Angel Reese notches 30-point double-double in Dream’s rout vs. Sun

Angel Reese scored 19 of her game-high 30 points in the first half to help the Atlanta Dream earn a 103-59 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun in College Park, Ga., on Thursday.

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Reese also had 10 rebounds and two blocks, while Rhyne Howard added 10 points, eight assists and four steals for Atlanta (27-14), which has won six of its last seven games. Allisha Gray had 10 points and six rebounds and Madina Okot and Te-Hina Paopao both finished with 10 points for the Dream, who held Connecticut to 24 second-half points.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa led the Sun (10-31) with 13 points, followed by Saniya Rivers, Raegan Beers and Ashlon Jackson, who each scored nine points. Connecticut made just 3 of 20 of its 3-point attempts in its fourth straight loss.

Atlanta extended its 10-point halftime lead to 50-35 as Gray’s layup forced a Connecticut timeout with 8:27 left in the third.

Charlisse Leger-Walker scored the Sun’s first second-half points to cut the deficit to 52-37, but Reese began a 6-0 run with a hook shot.

The margin ballooned to 25 after baskets by reserves Isobel Borlase and Okot.

Aaliyah Edwards hit a mid-range jumper to briefly stop the bleeding before Naz Hillmon drilled a 3-pointer and Paopao and Okot had layups to give the Dream an overwhelming 76-46 lead after three quarters.

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Atlanta outscored the Sun 27-13 in the fourth quarter en route to its largest margin of victory this season.

Atlanta led 22-17 after the first quarter before opening up its first double-digit lead on Reese’s layup with 6:20 left in the second.

A minute later, Reese scored five straight points to extend the lead to 39-25. Jackson stopped the run with a 3-pointer before Reese made two more layups to give the Dream a 43-28 edge.

Okot and Nell Angloma traded layups to end the first half as Atlanta took a 45-35 lead into halftime.

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This story was originally published September 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM.