Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points, Jewell Loyd added 19 and the Seattle Storm pulled away in the third quarter for a 77-68 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena.
Seattle (4-3) won its third straight game to move above .500 for the first time since the 2022 season.
The Storm led by one at halftime before outscoring the Sky 26-15 in the third quarter to take control. Diggins-Smith and Loyd combined to score 19 points in the quarter. All of Seattle’s points in the third came from inside the arc.
Seattle went on an 11-0 run spanning the third-quarter break to go ahead 71-52, but the Sky scored the next 12 points.
The Storm regained control when Loyd intercepted a long pass and sent it ahead to Diggins-Smith for a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 76-68 with 2:25 left. It was Seattle’s first field goal since the 8:48 mark of the fourth.
Ezi Magbegor had 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Storm. Nneka Ogwumike added 10 points. Loyd made her 350th career steal to become the third player in franchise history to reach the mark, trailing Sue Bird (724) and Lauren Jackson (360).
Dana Evans scored 13 points, Chennedy Carter and Elizabeth Williams each added 12 and Angel Reese had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Sky (2-3). Marina Mabrey was just 3 of 10 from the field.
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