Jewell Loyd scores 31, Seattle Storm bounce back to beat Lynx
Aug 20, 2023, 9:07 PM
Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm drives to the hoop on May 18, 2022. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
(Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 31 points, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu had a season-high 15 rebounds, and the Seattle Storm defeated the Minnesota Lynx 88-74 on Sunday.
Seattle Storm 88, Minnesota Lynx 74: Box score
Leading 80-61 at the 5-minute mark off the fourth quarter, the Storm did not score again until Loyd hit a step-back 3-pointer for an 83-65 lead with 3:13 remaining. Joyner Holmes added a 3-pointer about a minute later and Yvonne Turner closed out the scoring with a 22-foot jumper in the final minute.
After making just 5 of 19 shots in a 78-70 loss to Minnesota in Seattle on Friday, Loyd bounced back with 10-for-25 shooting from the field, including 5 for 10 on 3-pointers, to go with 6 for 7 on free throws. She had five rebounds and four assists, playing 32 minutes.
League leader ‼@jewellloyd was on FIRE, recording her 10th 30+ PT game and finishing with 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, and 5 made triples in @seattlestorm's win over the Lynx #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/75sFMXoKmk
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 21, 2023
Ezi Magbegor scored 12 points and Sami Whitcomb added 10 for Seattle (10-22).
Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Napheesa Collier 14, Aerial Powers 12 and Tiffany Mitchell 11 for Minnesota (15-17).
Minnesota took its last lead, 34-33, when McBride made two free throws late in the second quarter. Loyd answered with a 3-pointer and Seattle went on to lead 47-40 at halftime.
Seattle’s lead reached 57-42 midway through the third quarter and the Storm led by double digits the rest of the way.
Friday: Lynx hold off Seattle Storm 78-70 behind Collier’s double-double
