Seattle Storm at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStricklen hits go-ahead with 8.2 left, Sun beat Storm 67-66
The Suns (9-8) snapped a four-game home losing streak, and handed the Storm (5-15) their eighth straight road loss.
Seattle's Sue Bird made a pullup jumper with 2:13 left to give Seattle a 66-60 lead. Alyssa Thomas answered with a layup and, after a Seattle turnover, Stricklen made a 3-pointer to make it 66-65.
Seattle's Crystal Langhorne missed an off-balance jumper with 22 seconds left and, after Connecticut took the lead, Abby Bishop missed a jumper at the buzzer.
Kelsey Bone added 12 points, and Elizabeth Williams had 10 points and a career-high six rebounds for Connecticut. Stricklen made 4 of 5 3-pointers against her former team.
Bird scored 15 points, six in the fourth quarter, for Seattle.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Seattle offensive team rebound | 66 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Abby Bishop misses 15-foot jumper | 66 - 67 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Kelly Faris enters the game for Alyssa Thomas | 66 - 67 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-61 | FG | 24-63 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 16-19 | FT | 14-22 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 6,157 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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