Skylar Digins had a season-high 26 points, Gabi Williams had season-high 21 points and career-hai five 3-pointers, and Seattle Storm pulled away from host Phoenix Mercury to win 89-77 on Saturday in the third meeting this season.
Digids scored 26 out of 26 in the second half, and his 3-pointer gave the storm a lead of 84–72, with 2:27 left. She missed her first five shots, but finished 8 out of 18 from the ground and four out of eight from distance.
Nneka Ogwumike had a storm for 13 points, six rebounds and six assistance, who defeated the mercury in his previous two meetings after getting out of 81-59 in the season opener for both.
Satou sabally had 22 points, Lexi scored 14 points and Kitija Luxa scored nine points for Mercury on three 3-pointers, which fell 2–2 in the commissioner cup play. Saballi played his sixth 20 points this season.
Williams were eight out of 10 from the ground and made five out of five out of 3-pointers, connecting season-high.
Williams has scored in double figures and made at least one-three-pointer in eight consecutive games.
The storm, which lost three of his lost four, shot 48.5 percent from the ground and made 12 out of 12 3-point attempts. They are 2–1 in the cup play.
Digids had 24 points and 14 assistance in Storm’s 77-70 win in Seattle, the last time these teams met on 23 May.
Playing his ninth game in 18 days, Mercury, second-rich scorer and primary ball-handler Alyssa Thomas, who recalled their fifth straight games with a left calf injury. Thomas ranks second in the team in scoring and rebounding.
Para shot 43.9 percent from the ground and made 25-point attempts out of eight. Each held and Sabili made two threads.
Digids scored the first seven seats points in the third quarter, and his 15-footer with 3:15 in the quarter gave the storm their biggest lead in 65–57 at that time. Within five minutes, the 3-pointer of Digins took it to a 75-67 lead.
Williams had 10 points, three assistance and two 3-pointers in the first quarter, but Mercury adopted its biggest lead in the second quarter for 10–2 runs, 29–26.
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