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Nneka Ogwumike led Seattle (14-7) with 24
points and 13 rebounds and had nine points in the third-quarter
rally. Jewell Loyd scored a dozen points in the third and
finished with 20. Skylar Diggins-Smith chipped in 15 points and
eight assists. Ezi Magbegor added a double-double with 13 points
and 13 rebounds.
Sky rookie Angel Reese bundled 17 points with 14 rebounds to set
a WNBA record with her 13th straight double-double. Reese had
tied Candace Parker for the mark in Friday's 88-84 win over the
Storm.
Chennedy Carter paced Chicago (8-12) with 21 points, albeit on
7-for-22 shooting. Marina Mabrey chipped in 14 points and six
assists, while reserve Isabelle Harrison tallied 11 points.
The Sky held a 39-31 halftime lead after holding Seattle to just
29.4 percent shooting. But while Chicago used a 30-point third
quarter to sink the Storm on Friday, this time Seattle turned
the tables with a 29-14 edge in the third to take control.
The Storm's 24-5 run over the first 7 1/2 minutes of the second
half proved decisive. Loyd and Ogwumike accounted for 18 of
those points as Seattle shot 11-for-17 (64.7 percent) for the
quarter.
The hosts stretched the lead to 14 points on a Diggins-Smith
jumper with 7:13 to play before the Sky crept back. Chicago
pulled within 72-69 on a pair of Carter free throws with 2:49
left before the Storm scored the next 12 points to seal the win.
The Storm made 19 of 35 shots (54.3 percent) in the second half
en route to outshooting Chicago 42 percent to 37.2 percent
overall.
Seattle won the teams' season series 2-1.
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