Nneka Ogwumike ran 25 points and 12 rebounds, Skylar Digins scored 24 points, and Seattle Storm returned to Aja Wilson’s injury on Friday with a return of 90–83 on hosts Las Vegas Aces.
Ogwumike made 11 out of 16 from the floor and Gabi Williams included him with double-dabbal (18 points, career-hai 12 board). Erica Wheeler scored 10 out of 17 points in the fourth quarter to ensure that the storm (8-5) completed the rally below 11 in the third quarter.
Both teams killed 11 3-pointers in a recreational game, but the storm carried ACES 37–30 and took 10 more shots from the ground.
Wilson prolonged 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks after three games, while in the convention protocol. The MVP, who ruled, also did seven turnover and recalled five of his 13 free-three efforts.
Jackie Young led the Aces with 22 points, Jewel Lloyd scored 15 runs against his old team and Alia drove Nai away from 13 benches. This was not enough to prevent Las Vegas (5-7) from leaving the fifth out of its last six matches.
Ac was captured his biggest lead at 56-45 on Young’s 2-Pinter with 6:36 to go to the third. But the Ogwumike, which went to 5 -for -6 for 12 points in the period, and Digins, who scored 10, helped bring back the claws of Seattle. Late 3 of Williams allowed the storm to hit the locker room ahead 67-66.
To start the fourth, the lead changed her hands four times, but another triple of Williams put Seattle in front for good. On Wilson’s paste, Las Vegas came closer to 79–78, but the wheeler made a step 3-pointer, Digins later added a 15-footer and Ogwumike made the 11th basket of the night to play with 2:55 for the seven-point cushion.
The storm took an initial lead of 23–13, but the aces abolished the quarters of the 8–0 fuel by NYE. He created a 3-pointer with 1:27 and defeated another triple and cut the margin into two.
Aces tied it on another bucket by NYE to 23, then gave the next six points of the game before charging further. Wilson played a three-point after two free throw, and Chelsea Gray applied a go-forward on a feed with Wilson, with 5:49 left in the first half.
Young directed the last push of half. He put in nine points in the final 1:53, and with two seconds his driving paste made it 45–38 Las Vegas on Hafatime.
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