Brionna Jones scored a season-high 26 factors Sunday because the Connecticut Solar received their second sport in lower than 24 hours, stopping the visiting Seattle Storm 93-86.
Jones was 9 of 13 from the sphere and eight of 13 from the foul line as Connecticut improved to 24-8 and maintained the second-best file within the WNBA. Marina Mabrey got here off the bench to tally 15, whereas DiJonai Carrington added 14 factors and Tyasha Harris kicked in 13.
Jewell Loyd paced Seattle (19-13) with a game-high 27 factors, whereas Nneka Ogwumike added 20 factors and 11 rebounds. Skylar Diggins-Smith hit for 16 factors and Ezi Magbegor contributed 13, however it wasn’t sufficient to forestall the Storm’s fifth loss in seven video games.
With Jones controlling the lane, the Solar constantly punished Seattle within the lane. They scored a season-high 56 factors within the paint and canned 54.2 p.c of their makes an attempt from the sphere. Connecticut additionally made extra foul pictures (26) than the Storm tried (24).
Seattle was in a position to slice a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit right down to 84-81 with 1:07 left when Ogwumike transformed a 3-point play. However Mabrey transformed a floater off the glass with 47.1 seconds remaining and the Solar had been in a position to maintain on from there.
Loyd received off to a fast begin within the first quarter with 10 factors, together with a pair of 3-pointers. Nevertheless, Connecticut used a 7-0 run that noticed Harris contribute a 3-pointer and a driving layup to take a 22-20 edge.
Enjoying not like a workforce that completed off a win Saturday in Washington round 5 p.m., then tipped off one other sport 20 hours later, the Solar saved executing and scoring within the second quarter. They received the result in 9 at one level and settled for a 42-34 benefit at halftime.
Jones pushed the margin to 55-42 simply previous the halfway level of the third quarter with a brief hook shot, however the Storm had been in a position to reduce the margin right down to 65-56 when the interval ended.
–Area Stage Media
