Connecticut Sun at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStorm hand the Sun their eighth straight loss with a 97-81 victory
Diggins, Williams and Ezi Magbegor combined to score 35 points in the first half as the Storm led 52-38. Dominique Malonga ran past the defense for a long pass from Diggins and converted a fast-break layup with 1.2 seconds left to cap the first-half scoring.
Seattle opened the second half on a 18-5 run, capped by Nneka Ogwumike’s 3-pointer, to build a 27-point lead at 70-43. The Storm outscored the Sun 30-17 in the frame to make it 82-55.
Ogwumike finished with 16 points and Magbegor scored 12 for Seattle (10-6). Malonga scored a career-high 11 points off the bench. Diggins, who entered with 5,102 career points, passed Swin Cash (5,119) for 24th on the WNBA’s all-time list.
Rookie Aneesah Morrow had a career-high 20 points to go with 10 rebounds and Bria Hartley added 19 points for Connecticut (2-14). Jacy Sheldon scored 15 points and Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 12. Connecticut was without second-leading scorer Marina Mabrey (15.2 points per game) due to a left knee injury.
Regular Season Series
SEA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Aneesah Morrow defensive rebound | 81 - 97 |
| 4th 4.1 |  |
Erica Wheeler misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 81 - 97 |
| 4th 27.2 | |
Mackenzie Holmes defensive rebound | 81 - 97 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 34-69 |
| 47.6 | Field Goal % | 49.3 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 53.8 | Three Point % | 32.1 |
| 14-21 | FT | 20-23 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 87.0 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,776 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 5 | W1 | 0.7058824 | 12 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 7 | L1 | 0.6111111 | 11 |
 Indiana |
3.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.5 | 9 |
 Washington |
4.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.3125 | 5 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 15 | L9 | 0.11764706 | 2 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W4 | 0.8888889 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
4 | 6 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 12 |
 Seattle |
5 | 7 | W1 | 0.6111111 | 11 |
 Golden State |
6.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.5294118 | 9 |
 Las Vegas |
7.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.47058824 | 8 |
 Los Angeles |
10.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Dallas |
10.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
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