Sun end 10-game losing streak

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Lynx guard Courtney Williams tries to get off a pass as Mercury defenders Alyssa Thomas, left, and Monique Akoa Makani try to steal the ball Wednesday. ROSS D. FRANKLIN / AP

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Tina Charles set season highs with 29 points and 11 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun end a 10-game losing streak with a 93-83 victory over visiting Seattle Storm on Wednesday.

Connecticut (3-16) won its first game since June 6.

Charles made a baseline jumper with 5:36 left in the fourth quarter to give Connecticut its first lead of the game at 79-77. Charles also made two layups in eight seconds — following a steal by Saniya Rivers — for a 91-81 lead.

The Sun pulled away by scoring 11 straight points late in the fourth.

Charles finished 11 of 22 from the field for her sixth 20-point game of the season. Jacy Sheldon added 16 points and Bria Hartley had 15. Rivers scored all 11 of her points in the opening five minutes of the third.

Skylar Diggins led Seattle (13-7) with 23 points and seven assists. Gabby Williams added 21 points and Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Mercury 79, Lynx 71: Alyssa Thomas scored 12 of her career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and Phoenix closed on a 19-4 run at home to beat Minnesota.

Thomas, coming off her 16th career triple-double Monday, was 14 of 24 from the field to top her previous high of 28 points. She also had eight rebounds and five assists.

Phoenix tied it at 69 and 71 before Thomas scored on back-to-back possessions to take a 75-71 lead. She scored 10 points during the Mercury’s game-closing run.

Monique Akoa Makani added 13 points and Sami Whitcomb had 10 for Phoenix.

Courtney Williams led Minnesota (17-3) with 21 points. Napheesa Collier added 18 points and Bridget Carleton had 10.

DeWanna Bonner, who signed with Phoenix as a free agent Tuesday, finished with seven points and six rebounds in 26 minutes.

Sky 87, Wings 76: Rebecca Allen scored a season-high 27 points to lead host Chicago over Dallas in a matchup of two of the worst teams in the WNBA.

Angel Reese notched a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds and Rachel Banham add 11 points for the Sky, who are 12th in the 13-team league.

Li Yueru, JJ Quinerly and Paige Bueckers scored in double digits for the Wings, who are in 11th place.