Collier scores 33, Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm 104-93
Jun 27, 2023, 7:15 PM | Updated: 11:02 pm
Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx during a game against the Seattle Storm. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds, Diamond Miller added 18 points in her return from an injury and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 104-93 on Tuesday night.
Minnesota Lynx 104, Seattle Storm 93: Box score
Minnesota made its first six shots of the fourth quarter during a 14-5 run to extend its lead to 94-79. After Seattle got within eight points, Miller made a jumper near the free-throw line with 36.3 seconds left to seal it.
Collier scored 24 in the second half to help the Lynx reach 100-plus points for the first time this season.
Turned up on a Tuesday 🙌@PHEEsespieces balled out against the Storm, as she bagged a new career-high, 33 PTS, adding 10 REB and 1 AST to her stat line #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/R9Yoo5RbcC
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 28, 2023
Kayla McBride also scored 18 points for Minnesota (5-9). Rookie Dorka Juhasz had 10 points and 12 rebounds for her first double-double. Miller, who missed the last eight games due to an ankle injury, was 8 of 13 from the field in 31 minutes.
Minnesota scored 53 points in the opening 20 minutes for its highest-scoring half of the season.
Ezi Magbegor and Sami Whitcomb each scored 20 points for Seattle (4-10). Jewell Loyd and Ivana Dojkic added 14 points apiece. Whitcomb made six of Seattle’s 13 3-pointers.
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