NBA

Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
8-5, 4-3 Away
Final
83 - 90

5-7, 3-3 Home

Ogwumike has 25 points and 12 rebounds, Diggins scores 24 to help Storm beat Aces 90-83

Skylar Diggins buries a triple for the Storm

Gabby Williams had 18 points and 12 rebounds for her first career double-double, and Erica Wheeler scored 10 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter for Seattle (8-5).

Jackie Young led the Aces (5-7) with 22 points and A’ja Wilson, who returned from a three-game absence (concussion protocol). added 22 points and 14 rebounds. Rookie Aaliyah Nye scored a season-high 13.

The Aces have lost three straight for the first time this season and just the second since the Storm swept Las Vegas in the best-of-five 2020 WNBA Finals.

Wheeler made a 3-pointer and a layup, Diggins hit a pull-up jumper and Ogwumike made a layup to cap a 9-2 spurt that gave the Storm an 88-81 lead with 2:55 to play. The Aces went 0 for 3 from the field, 3 for 6 from the free-throw line and committed two turnovers over the final 5 1/2 minutes.

Ogwumike had two steals and moved past Sancho Lyttle (634) and Jia Perkins (635) into sixth in WNBA history with 636 career steals.

Jewell Loyd had 15 points for Las Vegas against her former team. Loyd, the No. 1 overall pick by Seattle in the 2015 WNBA draft, helped the Storm win two titles and was a six-time WNBA All-Star during her 10 seasons with the team before she requested a trade last offseason.

The Storm beat Las Vegas 102-82 on May 25 and the Aces beat Seattle 75-70 on June 1.

Up next The Aces play Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. The Storm, who have won five of six, host New York on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 90 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 90 - 83
4th 1.1 shot clock turnover 90 - 83
4th 24.1 Jackie Young bad pass (Alysha Clark steals) 90 - 83
4th 31.0 Aces Full timeout 90 - 83

Statistics

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33-71 FG 29-61
46.5 Field Goal % 47.5
11-23 3PT 11-19
47.8 Three Point % 57.9
13-16 FT 14-21
81.3 Free Throw % 66.7
37 Rebounds 30
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
26 Defensive Rebounds 24
21 Assists 20
7 Steals 5
2 Blocks 5
9 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
12 Fast Break Points 10
38 Points in Paint 28
16 Fouls 16
10 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,428 · 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
Full Standings

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