NBA

Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm

· Women's National Basketball Association
8-12, 5-5 Away
Final
84 - 71

14-7, 9-2 Home

Ogwumike scores 24 with 12 rebounds as Storm beat Sky 84-71, spoil Reese's record-setting day

Seattle Storm vs. Chicago Sky - Game Highlights

Jewell Loyd, who scored two points on 0-for-5 shooting in the first half, finished with 20 points. Skylar Diggins-Smith had 15 points and eight assists and Ezi Magbegor added 13 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for Seattle (14-7).

Reese finished with 17 points, 14 rebounds and four steals for Chicago (8-12), her 13th consecutive double-double. The rookie posted a season-high 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the Sky's 88-84 victory over Seattle on Friday' and tied Candace Parker for the longest double-double streak in league history.

Reese made back-to-back baskets before Chennedy Carter twice made a pair of free throws to cap an 11-2 run that trimmed the Sky’s deficit to 72-69 with 2:49 to play. Jordan Horston responded with two free throws and then found Magbegor for a layup to spark a string of 12 consecutive points that pushed the Storm’s lead to 84-69 when Loyd made a layup with 33.2 seconds remaining.

Carter led the Sky with 21 points and Marina Mabrey added 14 points and six assists. Rookie Kamilla Cardoso finished with six points, eight rebounds and four blocks.

The Sky had four blocks — including two by Cardoso — in the first 7 minutes as Seattle started 1-of-15 shooting and Chicago jumped to a 12-3 lead.

Sami Whitcomb's 3-pointer with 7:57 left in the second quarter capped an 11-2 spurt and gave the Storm their first lead but Reese scored five points in a 10-0 run over the next 2-plus minutes that put Chicago in front 32-23 when Marina Mabrey hit a deep 3-pointer with 5:38 left in the first half. The Sky took a 39-31 lead into halftime but Seattle scored 23 of the first 28 second-half points and outscored Chicago 29-14 in the third quarter. Loyd, who scored two points on 0-for-5 shooting in the first half, scored 12 in the third quarter and Ogwumike added nine as the Storm took a seven-point lead into the fourth.

The Storm shot 29% (10 of 34) from the field in the first half but made 19 of 35 (54%) thereon.

Regular Season Series

SEA wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 71 - 84
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 71 - 84
4th 20.1 Marina Mabrey makes 1-foot layup (Chennedy Carter assists) 71 - 84
4th 22.0 Sky offensive team rebound 69 - 84
4th 22.0 Ezi Magbegor blocks Angel Reese 's 4-foot layup 69 - 84

Statistics

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29-78 FG 29-69
37.2 Field Goal % 42.0
3-14 3PT 6-19
21.4 Three Point % 31.6
10-12 FT 20-24
83.3 Free Throw % 83.3
38 Rebounds 36
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 29
20 Assists 24
8 Steals 4
9 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 10
3 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
17 Fast Break Points 14
46 Points in Paint 42
18 Fouls 15
10 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 11,283 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Connecticut - 0 - 0 0
Chicago - 0 - 0 0
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas - 0 - 0 0
Los Angeles - 0 - 0 0
Minnesota - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Seattle - 0 - 0 0
Las Vegas - 0 - 0 0
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
Full Standings

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