INDIANAPOLIS — Jewell Loyd scored 26 points with eight assists, Jordan Horston made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 15 points to help the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 85-62 on Sunday.
Seattle (6-19), which snapped a franchise-record 10-game losing streak with a 97-74 win Friday over the Chicago Sky, has won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Indiana (6-19) has lost four games in a row and 12 of its last 13 to fall into a tie with the Storm for last in the WNBA standings — a half-game behind the Phoenix Mercury.
Loyd made 4 of 6 from the field, 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the first half and had 15 points and four assists as the Storm took a 47-27 lead into halftime. Indiana went scoreless for six-plus minutes in the second quarter as Seattle scored 15 points to open its biggest lead of the game at 44-19 with 2:32 left in the first half.
Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to cap a 9-2 spurt that trimmed Indiana’s deficit to 57-51 late in the third quarter but Loyd answered with a three-point play and then hit two free throws and the Fever trailed by double figures throughout the fourth.
The Storm had 23 assists on 31 made field goals and shot 53.4% from the field, made 12 of 24 from behind the arc and hit 11 of 13 from the free-throw line. Indiana was 25-of-66 (38%) shooting and made just 4 of 16 from 3-point range.
Mitchell hit three 3s and led the Fever with 19 points. Alliyah Boston added 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
STORM 85, FEVER 62
SEATTLE (85) — Magbegor 2-4 2-4 6, Williams 6-11 0-0 14, Fankam Mendjiadeu 0-0 0-0 0, Loyd 7-15 9-9 26, Whitcomb 3-7 0-0 9, Holmes 1-2 0-0 3, Horston 7-11 0-0 15, Russell 3-3 0-0 6, Dojkic 0-0 0-0 0, Melbourne 1-1 0-0 3, Nurse 1-4 0-0 3, Turner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-58 11-13 85.
INDIANA (62) — Hull 0-4 0-0 0, Vivians 3-9 1-2 7, Boston 6-9 2-3 14, Mitchell 7-20 2-4 19, Wheeler 4-10 1-1 9, Cannon 1-2 2-2 4, Saxton 2-4 0-0 5, Zahui B 1-2 0-0 2, Berger 0-1 0-0 0, Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 25-66 8-12 62.
Seattle 24 23 15 23—85
Indiana 17 10 24 11—62
3-Point Goals—Seattle 12-24 (Loyd 3-6, Whitcomb 3-7, Williams 2-4, Melbourne 1-1, Holmes 1-2, Horston 1-2, Nurse 1-2), Indiana 4-16 (Mitchell 3-6, Saxton 1-1, Vivians 0-1, Wallace 0-2, Hull 0-3, Wheeler 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle 28 (Horston 6), Indiana 27 (Boston 7). Assists—Seattle 23 (Loyd 8), Indiana 17 (Mitchell, Wheeler 5). Total Fouls—Seattle 19, Indiana 11. A—5,196.
