Marina Mabrey scores season-high 34 points, Sun beat Dream 84-76 for first home victory

UNCASVILLE Conn AP Marina Mabrey scored a season-high points and Tina Charles had seven of her points in the final six minutes to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream - on Friday night for their first home triumph this season Mabrey shot for from the field including for on -pointers and for at the free-throw line for her fourth career -point tournament She was two points shy of tying her career-high set on June against Indiana Mabrey scored six points during Connecticut s - run to open the third quarter for a - lead Connecticut led - with left in the third before Atlanta went on a - run to get to - on Rhyne Howard s -pointer just before the buzzer But the Dream only had one field goal in the opening five minutes of the fourth to trail - The Sun starters finished with points Bria Hartley scored points and rookie Saniya Rivers had three steals and two blocks for Connecticut - Olivia Nelson-Ododa did not play in the second half due to an ankle injury Howard and Brittney Griner led Atlanta - with points apiece Naz Hillmon had points and Allisha Gray added Brionna Jones who made her first appearance at Mohegan Sun Arena since playing with the Sun for the first eight years of her career had seven points and six rebounds Mabrey sank a floater in the lane with seconds left in the first half to give Connecticut a - lead Mabrey averaging points per contest scored in the first half and Charles had points Atlanta had its four-game win streak come to an end AP WNBA https apnews com hub wnba-basketball Source