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Skylar Diggins-Smith also went 8 of 14 and
added 18 points and nine assists. Nneka Ogwumike dropped in 17
points on 8-for-11 shooting with six rebounds and six assists,
and Ezi Magbegor chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds. Guard
Jordan Horston tallied a dozen points off the bench.
Seattle's 103 points is a season-high and was the most points
for the Storm since a 109-103 win over the Dallas Wings on June
17, 2023. The Storm shot 42 for 75 (56 percent) from the field,
including 8 for 19 (42.1 percent) from 3-point range.
The Storm shot 12 for 18 in the third quarter en route to
outscoring the Fever 34-18 in the period to change a competitive
game into a blowout. Indiana was within 47-41 at the half but
trailed 81-59 after three quarters.
Ogwumike had nine points in the decisive third quarter, while
Loyd and Magbegor each had seven.
Clark, the No. 1 overall pick out of Iowa, continued a
challenging rookie season with Indiana (1-8). She played the
entire game and collected 20 points on 6-for-17 shooting. She
added nine assists but also had seven turnovers to pad her
league-high total.
Clark drew a second-quarter technical foul after draining a long
three and exchanging comments with Storm guard Victoria Vivians,
who also received a technical foul for her role.
NaLyssa Smith led the Fever in scoring with 23 points on
8-for-14 shooting and added 10 boards. Kelsey Mitchell
contributed 14 points on 5-for-16 shooting. Katie Samuelson went
4-for-6 from long range for a dozen points off the bench.
The two teams battled on May 22 in a more competitive contest,
with Seattle winning 85-83.
Indiana closed within four points on Thursday on a pair of
Aliyah Boston free throws near the end of the first half.
However, the Storm went on a 12-2 run, completed with a
three-point play from Magbegor, to start to pull away in the
third quarter. The lead stretched to as many as 27 points,
94-67, on a Magbegor three with 5:37 to play.
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