Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJewell Loyd leads the Storm past the Wings for the second time in three days
Loyd narrowly missed her third-straight game with 30-plus points after scoring 30 in a 97-76 victory over the Wings on Saturday.
Seattle took control in the first half, leading 45-37 at the break behind 13 points from Loyd.
Loyd made a 3-pointer with 5:02 left in the third to cap a 15-2 run for a 60-39 lead. Ogwumike added a 3-pointer on the Storm’s next possession for a 22-point advantage. Dallas was just 1 of 6 from 3-point range at that point.
Loyd sat out the fourth quarter after Seattle scored 34 in the third to take a 79-50 lead.
Seattle (13-6) has won eight straight games at home.
Ezi Magbegor added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for Seattle. Skylar Diggins-Smith had eight points and five assists.
Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 21 points and five steals. Natasha Howard added 15 points and Odyssey Sims had 12.
Dallas (4-15) entered the Seattle series after ending an 11-game losing streak on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 71 - 95 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 71 - 95 | |
4th 6.1 | Teaira McCowan defensive rebound | 71 - 95 | |
4th 9.1 | Nika Muhl misses 23-foot three point jumper | 71 - 95 | |
4th 18.0 | Stephanie Soares enters the game for Arike Ogunbowale | 71 - 95 |
Statistics
DAL | SEA | |
---|---|---|
26-62 | FG | 32-71 |
41.9 | Field Goal % | 45.1 |
4-17 | 3PT | 8-25 |
23.5 | Three Point % | 32.0 |
15-19 | FT | 23-27 |
78.9 | Free Throw % | 85.2 |
31 | Rebounds | 33 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
18 | Assists | 22 |
11 | Steals | 11 |
2 | Blocks | 3 |
15 | Turnovers | 14 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
19 | Fouls | 17 |
5 | Largest Lead | 31 |
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