Tulsa Splits Weekend Matchups

TULSA—The Tulsa Shock went 1-1 on the weekend when they defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 92-79, at the BOK Center on Friday before a quick turnaround, traveling to Chicago and falling to the Sky 95-70. The Shock is now 3-4 on the year and sitting in third place in the Western Conference.

The Tulsa Shock picked up their second straight win and third in four games as they defeated the Minnesota Lynx 92-79 at the BOK Center Friday night. Scholanda Robinson led the Shock with a career high 20 points as the Shock improved to 3-3 on the season and 2-1 over the Lynx. Tulsa held Minnesota to just 38.2 percent from the field and won the turnover battle 21-18.

Tulsa shot 50 percent from the field on 32 of 64 shooting, including 9 of 17 from beyond the arc. The Shock led for the majority, falling behind by just three in the first quarter and leading by as much as 22 in the third. Five Shock players scored in double digits.

Rookie guard Natasha Lacy continued her hot streak, scoring in double figures for the second straight game and has dished at least five assists in five straight. She also played a career high in minutes, playing nearly 32 in the game. Chante Black also continued a streak, grabbing at least ten rebounds in four straight games and five of six this season.

The Shock were riding a two-game winning streak before traveling to Chicago and suffering its worst loss of the season, 95-70. The 25-point difference was the largest margin of victory in Sky history.

Shanna Crossley was red-hot from behind the arc, shooting 5-6 on her way to a 20-point effort. Scholanda Robinson came off the bench to add 15 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a career effort by Chicago’s Sylvia Fowles, who had 32 points and 13 rebounds in the game.

Tulsa never led in the game, and Chicago put it away after a 25-4 run in the fourth quarter.

“We didn’t have it,” Head Coach Nolan Richardson said. “We’re just out there going through the motions. We’re dead. Some of the games we got back-to-back at least we can get there the day before we might have everything, at least energy. This is our first back-to-back and I haven’t seen anything like it.”

Rookie guard Natasha Lacy continued her run of consecutive games with at least five assists, extending that streak to six games with a team-high seven assists.

The game was the first of a four-game road trip for the Shock. They have the week off before traveling to San Antonio on Friday to seek revenge on a loss to the Silver Stars earlier in the season.