Stewart scores 33, Seattle beats Minnesota 89-77

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had a season-high 33 factors with eight rebounds and 5 assists, Jewell Loyd added 17 factors and the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 89-77 on Wednesday evening.

Seattle made its first 4 3-pointers for a 12-0 lead and Stewart made the Storm’s sixth of the primary quarter, in eight makes an attempt, for a 23-9 benefit. The Storm set a season excessive with 56 first-half factors.

Seattle completed 11 of 25 from distance with 4 from Stewart and three from Sue Fowl. Stewart was 13 of 20 from the sphere, ending 5 factors shy of her profession excessive.

Fowl scored 13 factors and Gabby Williams added 11 for Seattle (20-12). Briann January made her 1,000th profession discipline purpose.

Nikolina Milic scored 13 factors and Sylvia Fowles added 12 for Minnesota (12-20).

Seattle, which received its sixth straight residence sport in entrance of a sold-out crowd of 13,500, hosts Las Vegas on Sunday in Fowl’s closing regular-season residence sport earlier than closing with three highway video games. The Lynx host Seattle on August 12 within the closing regular-season matchup between Fowl and Fowles.

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