Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupEzi Magbegor scores 13 of her 21 points in the 1st quarter as Storm roll past Mercury 80-62
On the day Seattle (6-3) announced a contract extension for Magbegor that will keep her with the team through the 2025 season, the forward from Australia sparked the Storm to a fast start. The 13 points in the first quarter were the most Magbegor has scored in any quarter of her career, as she hit her first six shots before a miss.
Jewell Loyd finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Seattle led by as many as 21 in the first half on its way to the easy victory.
Seattle rolled despite playing without starting forward Nneka Ogwumike, who was out with an eye injury. Ogwumike missed two games last month due to an ankle issue.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix (4-6) with 19 points, but the Mercury lost for the fifth time in six games. Phoenix snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Los Angeles on Sunday, but is 1-5 away from home to start the season.
Natasha Cloud added 10 points but no other Phoenix player scored in double figures.
Diana Taurasi, coming off a 31-point performance in the win over Los Angeles, had just seven points on 3-of-12 shooting. Taurasi also failed to make a 3-pointer for the second time this season despite entering the game with the most made 3s of any player in the league with 31. Taurasi missed all six of her attempts.
Phoenix led the WNBA in 3-pointers made, but finished just 4 of 23 from beyond the arc.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 62 - 80 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 80 | |
4th 0.0 | Sug Sutton lost ball turnover (Sami Whitcomb steals) | 62 - 80 | |
4th 15.1 | Kiana Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Horston assists) | 62 - 80 | |
4th 16.1 | Jordan Horston offensive rebound | 62 - 77 |
Statistics
PHX | SEA | |
---|---|---|
23-68 | FG | 28-69 |
33.8 | Field Goal % | 40.6 |
4-23 | 3PT | 8-23 |
17.4 | Three Point % | 34.8 |
12-17 | FT | 16-21 |
70.6 | Free Throw % | 76.2 |
33 | Rebounds | 42 |
3 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
13 | Assists | 20 |
7 | Steals | 10 |
4 | Blocks | 4 |
13 | Turnovers | 14 |
4 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
15 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Largest Lead | 22 |
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