Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJewel Loyd scores 31 in Seattle's bounce-back 88-74 victory over Minnestoa
Leading 80-61 at the 5-minute mark off the fourth quarter, the Storm did not score again until Loyd hit a step-back 3-pointer for an 83-65 lead with 3:13 remaining. Joyner Holmes added a 3-pointer about a minute later and Yvonne Turner closed out the scoring with a 22-foot jumper in the final minute.
After making just 5 of 19 shots in a 78-70 loss to Minnesota in Seattle on Friday, Loyd bounced back with 10-for-25 shooting from the field, including 5 for 10 on 3-pointers, to go with 6 for 7 on free throws. She had five rebounds and four assists, playing 32 minutes.
Ezi Magbegor scored 12 points and Sami Whitcomb added 10 for Seattle (10-22).
Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Napheesa Collier 14, Aerial Powers 12 and Tiffany Mitchell 11 for Minnesota (15-17).
Minnesota took its last lead, 34-33, when McBride made two free throws late in the second quarter. Loyd answered with a 3-pointer and Seattle went on to lead 47-40 at halftime.
Seattle's lead reached 57-42 midway through the third quarter and the Storm led by double digits the rest of the way.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 13.2 |  |
Aerial Powers makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Dorka Juhasz assists) | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 31.2 |  |
Yvonne Turner makes 22-foot jumper (Joyner Holmes assists) | 88 - 72 |
| 4th 35.0 | |
Joyner Holmes offensive rebound | 86 - 72 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-76 | FG | 24-68 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 14-18 | FT | 22-24 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 6,525 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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