Ezi Magbegor had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Gabby Williams also scored 17 points and the Seattle Storm snapped a franchise-record 10-game losing streak Friday night with an 83-74 win over the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena.
The Storm (5-19) won for the first time in more than a month, dating to a 87-74 victory against the Phoenix Mercury on June 24. The Storm also ended their six-game road losing streak.
Loyd hit a 3-pointer with 8 minutes, 29 seconds left in the third quarter that gave the Storm the lead for good, then assisted on a 3 from Williams before Williams hit a pullup jumper that made it 50-42. Kia Nurse made a basket to give the Storm their biggest lead of the game at 73-55 with 8:33 to play.
Kahleah Copper led the Sky (10-14) with 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals. Dana Evans scored 12 points and Alanna Williams and Courtney Williams added 10 points apiece.
Jewell Loyd scored 15 points with six rebounds and six assists and Sami Whitcomb scored 12 points and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds — her first career double-double — for the Storm.