CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (Ticker) -- Behind Taj McWilliams-Franklin continued outstanding play, the Connecticut Sun punched another ticket to the postseason.

McWilliams-Franklin scored 11 points and added 12 rebound as the Connecticut Sun rolled to their franchise-record 11th straight victory with a 85-59 triumph over the struggling Chicago Sky.

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With the victory and a loss by the Detroit Shock, Connecticut clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference and sits 2 1/2 games ahead of Western Conference leader Los Angeles for WNBA's best record.

McWilliams-Franklin, who is the reigning WNBA Player of the Week, tallied 21 points in Sunday's win over the Houston Comets. On Tuesday, the All-Star collected her 11th double-double this season and is just 20 points shy of 3,000 points for her career.

All-Star Katie Douglas scored 19 points and rookie Erin Phillips added 13 for the the Sun, who took control in the second quarter and never looked back.

After the Sky pulled within 23-22 on a pair of free throws by Chelsea Newton with 6:14 left in the decisive quarter, the Sun answered with an 18-0 run. Douglas and Phillips each connected on a pair of 3-pointers in the spurt.

Bernadette Ngoyisa scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight and 13 of its last 14.

Nykesha Sales, who returned after missing 12 games due to a sore Achilles' tendon, scored eight points in 19 minutes for Connecticut.

Next Games: The Sun return to action Wednesday at Indiana, while the Sky visit Detroit on Thursday.