Connecticut Sun at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLoyd powers decisive 3rd quarter run, Storm beat Sun 93-81
Crystal Langhorne added a season-high 18 points, on 8-of-8 shooting, while Sue Bird scored 14. Alysha Clark and Breanna Stewart had 11 points apiece for the Storm (2-3).
Loyd hit the last of her three 3-pointers to push the lead to 83-74 with 3:54 to play and Seattle led by at least seven the rest of the way.
Seattle scored 31 points in the third en route to its highest scoring output since a 96-86 overtime win against Washington on June 18, 2013.
Jasmine Thomas led the Sun (1-4) with 17 points.
Loyd hit a pull-up jumper and then converted a three-point play to spark a 21-2 run that gave Seattle a 60-41 lead with 4:21 left in the third quarter. The Storm made 18 of 28 (64.3 percent) second-half field-goal attempts and led by as many as 20 points.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Statistics
 CON |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-69 | FG | 32-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-21 | FT | 23-29 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 4,456 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 Washington |
1.5 | 15 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 24 |
 New York |
2.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
14 | 27 | L2 | 0.28947368 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15.5 | 29 | L2 | 0.25641027 | 10 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
3 | 11 | W3 | 0.71794873 | 28 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15 | 23 | W1 | 0.41025642 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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