SEATTLE — Nneka Ogwumike scored 26 factors on 12-of-17 capturing, Skylar Diggins added 20 factors and the Seattle Storm beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 89-79 on Sunday.
Seattle (9-5) has received three video games in a row and 6 of seven.
New York (10-3) has misplaced back-to-back street video games and three of 4 general. The Liberty dedicated a season-high 21 turnover, which Seattle transformed into 22 factors.
Gabby Williams had 12 factors, a career-high 10 assists, six rebounds and 4 steals. Williams had her first profession double-double final day trip in a 90-83 win over Las Vegas on Friday.
Williams practically had the ball stripped however secured it and practically threw it away however Ogwumike made a finger-tip catch and hit a 3 simply earlier than the shot clock expired to present Seattle an 85-79 lead with 1:30 left within the sport.
Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 18 factors.
Ogwumike grabbed seven rebounds and moved previous Tina Thompson (3,070) into ninth in WNBA historical past with 3,077 profession rebounds.
Sabrina Ionescu (neck), Jonquel Jones (ankle) and Leonie Fiebich (abroad) didn’t play for the Liberty. Rebekah Gardner and Marine Johannes made their first begins of the season for the short-handed Liberty. Johannes hit two 3s and scored 12 factors on 5-of-5 capturing within the first half and completed with 17 factors.
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The Storm play the second of three consecutive house video games Tuesday towards Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. The Liberty play at Golden State on Wednesday.
