Connecticut Sun at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStorm overcome sloppy start, use strong 4th quarter to top Sun 79-65
Williams' shot gave the Storm (13-8) a 63-62 lead and started a 19-3 game-ending run. The Storm outscored the Sun 24-13 in the fourth quarter.
Nneka Ogwumike chipped in 16 points while Skylar Diggins and Ezi Magbegor each added 14 points for Seattle.
Tina Charles led Connecticut (3-17) with 20 points. Saniya Rivers had 12 points while Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Leila Lacan scored 10 each.
The strong finish was needed considering the Storm got off to a slow start. Seattle trailed 16-10 after the first quarter thanks to a sloppy shooting. The Storm converted just 23.5% of their shots in the opening frame while Connecticut forward Charles scored eight of her 20 points in the quarter.
The Storm chipped away at their deficit, and even took a 29-28 lead at the 1:57 mark in the second quarter on a 14-foot jump shot from Erica Wheeler. The teams traded the lead for much of the second and third quarters before Seattle pulled away in the fourth.
Regular Season Series
SEA leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 18.1 |  |
Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Saniya Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2 | 65 - 79 |
| 4th 22.0 | |
Zia Cooke enters the game for Gabby Williams | 65 - 79 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-58 | FG | 29-64 |
| 36.2 | Field Goal % | 45.3 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 18.8 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 20-22 | FT | 15-19 |
| 90.9 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,569 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.68421054 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
3.5 | 10 | W1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Washington |
3.5 | 10 | W2 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
10.5 | 17 | L1 | 0.15 | 3 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | L1 | 0.8181818 | 18 |
 Phoenix |
3 | 6 | W2 | 0.7 | 14 |
 Seattle |
4.5 | 8 | W1 | 0.61904764 | 13 |
 Golden State |
7 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Las Vegas |
7.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.47619048 | 10 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 14 | L1 | 0.3 | 6 |
 Dallas |
11.5 | 15 | L2 | 0.2857143 | 6 |
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