Jewell Loyd’s 22 leads Seattle Storm past Caitlin Clark, Fever 103-88
May 30, 2024, 6:31 PM | Updated: 8:05 pm
Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm dribbles against Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever on May 30, 2024. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
(Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 20 points and had nine assists while playing nearly the entire game, but the Indiana Fever continued to struggle on Thursday night in a 103-88 loss to the Seattle Storm.
Seattle Storm 103, Indiana Fever 88: Box score
Jewell Loyd had 22 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith added 18 points and nine assists as the Storm (5-3) scored a season high in points. Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 for the Storm.
Clark, who had three 3-pointers, in front of a near-sellout crowd, but could not prevent the Fever from falling to 1-8, the second-worst record in the league.
The Storm ripped off a 10-0 run in the first quarter and never trailed after that.
What a performance by Jewell Loyd tonight as the Seattle Storm dominated the Fever 👏
Jewell played with poise and toughness, racking up 22 PTS and dishing out 6 AST 🔥#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/Be5ALKudZu
— WNBA (@WNBA) May 31, 2024
Seattle led 47-41 at halftime before opening the third quarter on a 12-2 run. The Storm made 12 of 17 shots in the quarter to outscore the Fever 34-18.
Loyd, the league’s reigning scoring leader, scored a season-high 32 points in a May 22 home win over Indiana.
LOYD AT THE BUZZER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/DT4NCzlqgr
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) May 30, 2024
Fever forward Nalyssa Smith, back in the starting lineup due to Temi Fagbenle’s left foot injury, scored 15 of her team-high 23 points in the first half. She also had 10 rebounds.
As the deficit widened, Fever coach Christie Sides was hit with a technical foul for protesting a non-call on a Clark drive to the basket.
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Seattle Storm: Host Phoenix on Tuesday night.
Indiana Fever: Host Chicago on Saturday.
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