Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationNneka Ogwumike scores 24 and moves into 7th on WNBA career scoring list as Storm beat Dream 80-79
Erica Wheeler had 21 points for Seattle (11-7). Diggins and Gabby Williams each added 11.
Ogwumike converted a three-point play, Naz Hillmon scored on the other end, and Ogwumike hit a midrange jumper to get the Storm within 77-75 with a minute to play. Atlanta's Jordin Canada made two free throws to make it a two-possession game with 51 seconds left and Ogwumike missed a 3-pointer, but Diggins grabbed the offensive rebound and Wheeler hit a contested 3 to make it 79-78 with 32.1 seconds remaining. Maya Caldwell missed a 3 to set up Diggins' basket.
Canada scored a career-high 25 points for Atlanta (11-7), and Brionna Jones had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Allisha Gray finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Ogwumike has 6,815 career points and moved past Cappie Pondexter (6,811) and Sue Bird (6,803).
The Dream outrebounded Seattle 46-24 but made just 4 of 21 (19%) from behind the arc. The Storm hit 10 of 23 from 3-point range and scored 21 points off 16 Atlanta turnovers.
The game featured nine ties and 25 lead changes, and neither team led by more than seven points.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 80 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 79 |
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Dream offensive team rebound | 80 - 79 |
| 4th 1.2 | ![]() |
Jordin Canada misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot | 80 - 79 |
| 4th 3.1 | ![]() |
Dream Full timeout | 80 - 79 |
Statistics
SEA |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-69 | FG | 29-66 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 4-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 6-8 | FT | 17-21 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,265 · 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 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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