NBA

Seattle Storm at Dallas Wings

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
9-4, 5-3 Away
Final
84 - 92

3-8, 1-4 Home

Diggins-Smith and Loyd combine for 40 points, Storm hand Wings a 6th straight loss, 92-84

Arike Ogunbowale banks miraculous half-court heave for Dallas

Seattle (9-4) has won eight of its last nine games, while Dallas (4-7) has lost six straight.

The Storm scored 27 points off 19 Dallas turnovers.

Nneka Ogwumike added 17 points and Ezi Magbegor recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Seattle. Magbegor also had two blocks to extend her streak of games with two-plus blocks to 13 straight — the seventh longest in WNBA history.

Loyd scored 15 points in the first half and Diggins-Smith added 12 as Seattle led 48-40 at the break. The backcourt duo finished the game with six assists apiece.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 24 points to extend her WNBA record to 11 consecutive games with at least 20 points to start a season. She has led Dallas in scoring in every game this season.

Teaira McCowan had 19 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Dallas. Maddy Siegrist added 16 points.

Both teams will play their next game in front of a national TV audience. Dallas hosts first-place Connecticut on Saturday on CBS, and Seattle plays at Phoenix on Sunday on ABC.

Regular Season Series

SEA wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 92 - 84
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 92 - 84
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Storm] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 92 - 84
4th 0.1 Lou Lopez Senechal makes 27-foot three pointer (Maddy Siegrist assists) 92 - 84
4th 2.1 Sevgi Uzun enters the game for Arike Ogunbowale 92 - 81

Statistics

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36-69 FG 31-65
52 Field Goal % 48
7-20 3PT 6-13
35 Three Point % 46
13-14 FT 16-17
93 Free Throw % 94
26 Rebounds 28
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
19 Defensive Rebounds 19
26 Assists 23
12 Steals 6
6 Blocks 9
11 Turnovers 19
2 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 27
13 Fast Break Points 10
46 Points in Paint 44
16 Fouls 13
13 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,568 · 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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