Storm earn 400th win in franchise history behind Loyd's 25-point effort against Fever
Ogunbowale, McCowan lead Wings to victory over Sun
Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, Ind.
Seattle (14-8) got its 400th regular-season win in franchise history.
Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began.
Seattle led 44-35 at halftime behind 14 points from Loyd. The Storm shot 50 per centĀ from the field in the opening 20 minutes despite going just oneĀ for 10 on three-pointers. The Storm finished sixĀ for 24 from three-point range.
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—@WNBAKelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana (5-18). NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Indiana has lost five straight games, including 73-57 at Seattle on Friday.
Wings best Sun for 1st time this season
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, Teaira McCowan had 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 82-71 on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.
Ogunbowale sank a three-pointer for an 80-69 lead and McCowan blocked Brionna Jones' layup attempt with 32.8 seconds left.
Dallas (10-12) won two of three matchups with Connecticut this season for the first series win with the Sun in franchise history.
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—@WNBASatou Sabally, who played in her second game since June 12, also scored 14 points for Dallas, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Allisha Gray had 12 points and eight rebounds and Marina Mabrey also scored 12.
Dallas led 41-38 at halftime, and Gray beat the third-quarter buzzer with a shot in the lane for a 63-54 advantage.
Courtney Williams scored 25 points for Connecticut (14-8). Brionna Jones added 16 points, DeWanna Bonner scored 11 on 3-of-10 shooting and Jonquel Jones had 10 points and seven rebounds.
