Nia Coffey scores 20 and the Lynx beat the Sky 79-58 for 4th straight road win

CHICAGO (AP) — Nia Coffey scored 20 points and made six 3-pointers, rookie Olivia Miles had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 79-58 on Friday night.

>Coffey was 6 of 9 from behind the arc to finish with her most points since dropping 23 against Seattle on May 27, 2018. Coffey also grabbed eight rebounds.

>Minnesota took over in the third quarter, outscoring the Sky 31-16 to take a 64-46 lead. Natasha Howard scored the opening six points of the third before Coffey made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 12-0 run for a 45-30 lead.

>Miles scored eight points in the third, with six coming at the free-throw line.

>Howard finished with 14 points for Minnesota (6-2), which improved to 4-0 on the road this season. Courtney Williams added 10 points, and Kayla McBride missed her first six 3-pointers and scored nine points on 3-of-13 shooting.

>Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Skylar Diggins also scored 12 points for Chicago (3-5), which is winless in four home games this season.

>Minnesota led 33-30 at halftime despite shooting 35% from the field, including 2 of 14 from behind the arc. Chicago had just 12 points in the first quarter.

Up nextMinnesota plays at Phoenix on Monday night.

>Chicago goes on the road to play Washington on Tuesday night.

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