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Jewell Loyd scored 25 of her career-high 39 points in the first half to lead the Seattle Storm to a 109-103 victory Saturday over the host Dallas Wings at Arlington, Texas.
Arike Ogunbowale scored a career-high 41 points for the Wings (5-6).
Dallas has lost its last two home games after starting 4-0.
Seattle (3-7) scored a season high, and it marked the first WNBA game in which both teams eclipsed 100 points without the game going to overtime.
Four other players joined Loyd in double figures, including Ezi Magbegor (15 points), Mercedes Russell (12), Ivana Dojkic (14) and Kia Nurse (11).
Russell added 10 rebounds and five assists, and Dojkic had a game-high seven assists.
Loyd made 7 of 12 shots from 3-point range, leading Seattle’s 17-of-34 performance from beyond the arc.
Dallas’ Natasha Howard had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Satou Sabally finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Loyd, who did not score in the third period, had 17 points in the fourth quarter, including 10 in the last 2 minutes.
She made two free throws with 1:57 left to give Seattle a 99-93 lead.
Ogunbowale answered with a shot in the lane on Dallas’ next possession.
Loyd again went to the free-throw line with 1:32 remaining to put Seattle ahead 101-95.
After Sabally missed a layup for Dallas, Loyd nailed a 3-pointer to increase the lead to 104-95 with 1:03 left.
Seattle led by as many as 15 points in the first half behind its 11 made 3-pointers, six by Loyd.
Dallas outscored Seattle 16-7 to start the third quarter and took a 63-62 lead with 4:36 remaining in the period.
Ogunbowale scored eight points in that stretch.
Sami Whitcomb made two 3-pointers to spark a 13-5 run, allowing Seattle to take an 87-80 lead with 7:21 left.
Dallas answered with six unanswered points to cut the lead to 87-86 with 4:24 remaining.
A 3-pointer by Magbegor ended a scoring drought of 3:10 for the Storm and increased their lead to 90-86 with 4:11 left.
–Field Level Media
