Connecticut Sun at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJewell Loyd scores 16, Skylar Diggins-Smith adds 13, 8 assists as Storm beats Sun 72-61
Nneka Ogwumike also scored 13 for the Storm, Ezi Magbegor finished with 11 points and nine rebounds and Jordan Horston scored 10 points with seven rebounds and three steals.
The Sun led by as many as 11 points in the second quarter before Loyd hit two free throws to give Seattle its first lead, at 30-28, with about 2 minutes left in the half.
Connecticut reclaimed the lead when DeWanna Bonner made a layup with 4:59 to go in the third quarter but Ogwumike answered with a 3-pointer 42 seconds later that gave Seattle the lead for good. It sparked a 12-2 run that was capped when Horston scored five consecutive points.
Connecticut (13-4), which lost to the Las Vegas Aces on Friday to snap a four-game win streak and a string of 13 wins in 14 games, has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Seattle (10-6) lost 94-83 at Las Vegas on Wednesday, its second consecutive loss after winning eight of nine games. The Storm kicked off a nine-game homestand after playing five of six and seven of nine on the road.
Alyssa Thomas had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Sun and Brionna Jones also scored 14 points. Tyasha Harris added 10 points.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 61 - 72 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 61 - 72 | |
4th 7.1 | Jordan Horston defensive rebound | 61 - 72 | |
4th 11.1 | Rachel Banham misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 61 - 72 | |
4th 23.0 | Astou Ndour-Fall enters the game for Brionna Jones | 61 - 72 |
Statistics
CONN | SEA | |
---|---|---|
25-67 | FG | 27-64 |
37.3 | Field Goal % | 42.2 |
2-14 | 3PT | 4-16 |
14.3 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
9-17 | FT | 14-16 |
52.9 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
38 | Rebounds | 35 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
13 | Assists | 23 |
8 | Steals | 13 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
14 | Turnovers | 14 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
40 | Points in Paint | 44 |
16 | Fouls | 14 |
11 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,935 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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