Skylar Digins scored 24 points and set a franchise record with 14 assistance as the Seattle Storm won 77-70 over Phoenix Mercury in his home opener on Friday.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points with eight rebounds and Gabby Williams added 11 points, as Hurricane (2–1) took revenge after taking revenge, as he dominated 81-59 on the road in his season’s opener against Mercury.
Digids tied the Hurricane Record of Suu Bard to assist in a game.
Elisa Tomas scored 16 points with 11 rebounds, Sato Sabli scored 15 points and Monon Akaa Makani added 14 for Mercury (2–1). Saballi was held for the first time in three matches this season under 25 points.
Phoenix was held for 42.9 percent shooting from the floor after shooting 51.7 percent in the season opener. Seattle increased by 46.9 percent in the first game of the season after 33.3 percent shooting.
Hurricane overtook 61-54 with 3:37 in the third quarter, which after two free throw from Digins to a 66-61 lead with 8:50 in the game.
Para pushed back with eight consecutive points, including 3-pointers in a row, tieing the game with 70–70 to 4:48. A jumper from Digids and a retrench of Ogwumic gave the storm a 74–70 with 2:22.
Moukani had a shot blocked by Digins and Catherine WestBeld recalled a turnaround jumper with 1:25 remaining for Phoenix, causing a paste from Ogwumic, leading to a 76–70 with 1:09 on the clock.
The mercury moved 0 out of 6 from the floor at the final 3:07, in which the digins and ogumike blocked each shot in each stretch. Thomas and Sabli were scorer at a joint 0 -off -7 shooting in the fourth quarter for Phoenix.
After a tight first half, where neither the team led more than five, Mercury took a lead of 44–42. Thomas scored 11 points in the first half for Phoenix, who shot 51.5 percent from the floor.
There were 14 points in half of the Digins for Seattle, who shot 42.9 percent
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