Jewell Loyd recorded 30 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to guide the Seattle Storm to a straightforward 97-76 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Saturday night time within the first of a two-game set.
Nneka Ogwumike added 16 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists as Seattle (12-6) improved to 3-0 on a nine-game homestand. Ezi Magbegor added 13 factors, Jordan Horston registered 12 factors and 11 rebounds and Skylar Diggins-Smith had 11 factors, 5 assists and three steals for the Storm.
The 30-point recreation was Loyd’s second in a row and third total this season. She made 16 of 17 free-throw makes an attempt.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 24 factors for her fifteenth 20-point outing of the marketing campaign. The Dallas star knocked down six 3-pointers and added 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.
Teaira McCowan had 15 factors on 7-of-7 taking pictures and Natasha Howard contributed 12 factors, seven rebounds, 5 assists and three steals for the Wings (4-14), who misplaced for the twelfth time prior to now 13 video games.
The Storm host Dallas once more on Monday.
Seattle shot 49.2 p.c from the sphere, together with 5 of 17 from 3-point vary. The Storm have been 28 of 30 from the free-throw line whereas Dallas was simply 6 of 14.
The Wings made 45.7 p.c of their pictures and have been 6 of 18 from behind the arc.
Seattle ripped off the primary 10 factors of the third quarter — the final 5 by Magbegor — to open up a 64-41 benefit with 8:15 left within the interval.
Ogunbowale buried the primary of her three third-quarter treys to offer Dallas its first factors of the interval. The Wings have been later inside 13 earlier than the Storm completed the interval with eight straight factors.
Sami Whitcomb’s jumper with 37.9 seconds left gave Seattle an 80-59 lead getting into the ultimate stanza.
Horston’s basket made it 86-63 with 6:39 left within the contest and the Storm closed it out.
Loyd scored 12 first-half factors because the Storm led 54-41 on the break. McCowan had 13 factors on 6-of-6 taking pictures within the half for Dallas, which shot a stable 58.1 p.c over the primary 20 minutes.
Seattle led 28-25 after the primary quarter however elevated its result in 45-32 on a three-point play by Diggins-Smith with 3:42 remaining.
Diggins-Smith drove for a basket with 7.8 seconds left to account for the 13-point halftime margin.
–Area Degree Media