Courtney Williams scored 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting and on Tuesday night by Minnesota Links to win the 82-77 on Seattle Storm at Miniapolis.
Alana Smith added 16 points on 7 -for -11 shooting for Minnesota, who remained unbeaten in their first five matches. Nefeesa Kolier shot only 7-for-18, but ended with a double-dabbal (16 points, 10 rebounds).
Gabby Williams scored 20 points to lead Seattle, whose three-game winning streak was shocked. Skylar Digins ended with 18 points, and Naneka Ogwumike had 11 points to go with eight boards.
Digins pulled Seattle within 76-73 after making a basket with 27.4 seconds left.
Links placed the firm, however, Kayla McBrid made two free throw to 78–73 with 23.1 seconds.
Digids, one of the two free-three attempts to draw Seattle within four points, McBrid again placed Minnesota with two free throw with 14.1 seconds on the top 80-74.
Erica Wheeler made a 3-pointer to cut Seattle’s deficit by 80-77 with 11.1 seconds, but proved to be the final basket for the storm. Colier made two free throw to finish the scoring.
The storm excluded the links from 22–15 in the third quarter and entered the fourth loss in three points, 54–51, the fourth.
Links took a 14–2 lead to start the game. Digins made a trimmed the first occupation to place the storm on the top 2–0, and Minnesota closed the next 14 points in a row.
Smith, Courtney Williams and McBrid were responsible for all 14 points during the Links runs. Smith formed a pair, Williams tipped into a basket and knocked a jump shot and McBrid dried each of their first two 3-point attempts.
By the end of the first quarter, Links led 26–11.
The storm dropped the links out of 18–13 in the second quarter, but lagged behind 39–29 in the half. Seattle went 8–0 late than a 3-pointer to a 3–0 run and a free throw by Digins, a basket by Gabi Williams and a paste by EG Magbegor.
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