SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Lloyd scored 25 points and eight rebounds as the Seattle Storm came from a 21-point halftime deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 66-63 on Tuesday night.
Seattle (1-4) avenged a 92-85 loss to the Sparks on Saturday with the second largest victory in franchise history.
Loyd was scoreless after the first quarter when Seattle trailed 24-6, but collected 24 points over the next two frames to help build a 52-48 lead entering the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles forward Nica Ogomiek blocked a shot with 20 seconds left in the fourth period and went the other way to lay the ball, but it was blocked by Izzy Magpegor. Seattle secured the defensive rebound and the Sparks elected to go no foul as time ran out.
Freshman Jordan Hurston scored a season-high 14 points while Magpegor had 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks with Seattle. Loyd became just the third player in Storm history to reach 4,000 career points.
Seattle only had four points through the first nine minutes of the game but scored 29 in the second quarter for a 38-35 halftime lead. The Storm only made five of their first 25 field goals.
Ogumiki scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Los Angeles (3-3). Lexi Brown added 15 points and Jordan Canada, a two-time WNBA champion with Seattle, scored 11.
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