Charles has 22 points, 14 boards to rally Sun in 96-80 win over Dream

Charles’ double-double helps Sun rally past Dream

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Tina Charles had 22 points and 14 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun rally for a 96-80 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.

Kara Lawson scored 18 points, Asjha Jones added 15 and Sandrine Gruda 14 as the Sun (12-8) improved to 8-1 at home and beat the Dream for the first time in three meetings this season. Connecticut moved one game behind first-place Washington and Atlanta in the Eastern Conference, and a half-game behind third-place Indiana.

Angel McCoughtry scored 27 points to lead Atlanta (14-8), which lost its third straight and dropped percentage points behind the Mystics. Sancho Lyttle added 12 points and 11 rebounds.