Seattle Storm at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWings secure the No. 4 seed in playoffs with a 106-91 over Storm; Loyd sets points record
Dallas (21-18), which closes the regular season at Atlanta on Sunday, will have a home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Seattle (11-28) has been eliminated from the playoffs but that didn't stop Jewell Loyd, who passed Breanna Stewart for the most points in a single season in league history with 911. Loyd was 10 of 30 from the field, including 5 of 13 from distance, to finish with 33 points.
Arike Ogunbowale secured her second career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 10 assists for Dallas. Teaira McCowan added 16 points and nine rebounds. The Wings outrebounded the Storm 36-23.
Loyd made her 500th career 3-pointer in the first quarter, and she added a long 3-pointer just before halftime to pull Seattle within 56-45.
Seattle was within 56-49 early in the third quarter before Dallas scored 14 of the next 20 points to go ahead 70-55. Ogunbowale made a jumper in transition to extend Dallas’ lead to 88-77 and Kalani Brown added a layup for a 13-point lead.
Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 91 - 106 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 91 - 106 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 91 - 106 |
| 4th 20.0 | |
Kalani Brown offensive rebound | 91 - 106 |
| 4th 23.1 | |
Odyssey Sims misses driving layup | 91 - 106 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-69 | FG | 41-69 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 18-21 | FT | 16-21 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 4,546 · 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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