Connecticut Sun shine against the Seattle Storm
Last night, the Connecticut Sun (10-3) beat the Seattle Storm, 85-79.
The Sun was led by Alyssa Thomas, who notched a triple-double with 13 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, and three steals.
1Q – The Sun got off to a hot start, netting the first six points and forcing the Storm to call a timeout with 7:54 left in the opening frame. However, the Storm surged back behind a 14-point effort from Jewell Loyd, ending the quarter 25-22 in favor of the Storm. Brionna Jones led the Sun in the quarter with six points.
2Q – The Sun picked up their intensity out of the first quarter break, going on a 10-0 run and forcing the Storm into another timeout with 7:41 remaining in the second. The Storm went on a 15-4 run of their own, pushing the game to 40-38 with 2:46 left in the first half. The Sun withheld Seattle’s onslaught, heading into the locker room down three points, 48-45. DeWanna Bonner led Connecticut with 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists; netting 11 of her points in the second quarter.
3Q – Connecticut came out of the locker room with a renewed fire, starting the third quarter on a 15-5 run with 4:54 left in the frame. Natisha Hiedeman had a monster third quarter, tallying 10 points, while Alyssa Thomas notched her 5th career triple-double with 1:26 left.
4Q – The Sun maintained its lead, despite the Storm outscoring them 23-18 in the fourth quarter. DeWanna Bonner led the Sun in the fourth with six points and passed Sylvia Fowles for 10th All-Time in scoring in WNBA history with 6,417.
Seattle was led by Jewell Loyd, who tallied 33 points, two rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
Connecticut shot 46.4% (32-69) from the field, while Seattle was 37.5% (24-64) from the floor. The Sun outscored the Storm in points in the paint (52-30), second chance points (10-8), fast break points (15-13), and points off turnovers (20-12).
| Team | Score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | PTS | REB | AST | |||||||||
| CON | 85 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | Bonner – 20 | Thomas – 15 | Thomas – 13 | |||||||||
| SEA | 79 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 23 | Loyd – 33 | Horston – 13 | Nurse – 5 |
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