Connecticut’s Bria Harley and Chicago’s Rebecca Allen each received ejections for starting the scuffle, while the Sky’s Ariel Atkins’ night ended early “for being an escalator” after shoving Hartley and touching a referee, according to crew chief Angelia Suffern as reported by ESPN.

The Sky were hoping to cut into a six-point deficit with just under seven minutes to play in the second, but Maddy Westbeld's 3-pointer did not go down. What should have been an innocuous play turned physical when Hartley and Allen got tangled up in pursuit of the rebound.