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Connecticut Sun at Seattle Storm

· Women's National Basketball Association
3-17, 1-10 Away
Final
79 - 65

13-8, 7-3 Home

Storm overcome sloppy start, use strong 4th quarter to top Sun 79-65

Storm pull away late to beat the Sun

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.

Up next The Sun continue with their quick road trip on Sunday against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm, meanwhile, will continue their homestand on Sunday when they host the Washington Mystics.

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

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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

Climate Pledge Arena

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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