Thomas’ triple-double leads Sun past Seattle Storm 85-79

SEATTLE (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points to move into 10th on the WNBA scoring list, Alyssa Thomas secured her fifth career triple-double and the Connecticut Sun beat the Seattle Storm 85-79 on Tuesday night.

Connecticut Sun 85, Seattle Storm 79: Box score

Thomas tied Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu for the most career regular-season triple-doubles with three. Thomas scored with 1:26 left in the third quarter to reach the mark, before finishing with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. Thomas also had three steals.

AT is SPECIAL 🤩

In a 85-79 dub over the Storm, @athomas_25:

➡️ Recorded her 3rd regular-season triple double – tying CP & Sabrina Ionescu for most in a career
➡️ Became the 3rd player in #WNBA history to record 10+ PTS, 15+ REB, 10+ AST in a regular-season game #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/bfNsSRgNCG

— WNBA (@WNBA) June 21, 2023

Bonner passed Sylvia Fowles to move into the top 10 in league history. She trails Katie Smith by 36 points for ninth.

All five starters for Connecticut (10-3) scored in double figures. Natisha Hiedeman scored 17 points, Brionna Jones added 13 and Tiffany Hayes added 12.

Connecticut scored the opening 12 points of the second quarter for a 34-25 lead. Thomas had seven points, nine rebounds and eight assists at the break.

Jewell Loyd, who scored 39 points in a 109-103 victory over Dallas on Saturday, scored 33 points for Seattle (3-8). Ezi Magbegor had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Just different‼️

Despite the loss, @jewellloyd went off for 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL – recording her first ever back-to-back 30+ PTS games 🤝#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/GtBDKJMcNV

— WNBA (@WNBA) June 21, 2023

Loyd made five 3-pointers in the first half and scored 22 points to help Seattle take a 48-45 lead at halftime. Loyd finished 8 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 15 from 3-point range, and 11 of 12 at the free-throw line.

Last time: Loyd scores 39, leads Seattle Storm past Wings 109-103