NBA

Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm

· Women's National Basketball Association
4-15, 2-10 Away
Final
95 - 71

13-6, 8-1 Home

Jewell Loyd leads the Storm past the Wings for the second time in three days

Nneka Ogwumike fakes defender out of her shoes for an easy bucket

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

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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

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 7,202 · Capacity:

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8
Full Standings

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