Skylar Diggins tallied her first WNBA regular-season triple-double whereas main the hot-shooting Seattle Storm to a 101-85 win over the Connecticut Solar on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.
Diggins, taking part in in her 318th WNBA recreation, had by no means logged a regular-season triple-double, though she posted the primary triple-double within the historical past of the WNBA All-Star Recreation 9 days earlier.
In simply 23 minutes, Diggins logged 11 factors, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. She led the Seattle offense in a red-hot efficiency, because the Storm pulled away with a 28-5 run within the third quarter that turned a 57-48 edge to an 85-53 benefit with 2:02 left within the quarter.
Diggins drained a pair of free throws late within the quarter to finish her triple-double, after which watched the ultimate interval from the bench.
A recreation after scoring simply 58 factors, the Storm almost matched that whole by halftime, establishing a 57-46 lead. The Storm fell a degree in need of their season scoring excessive, set in a 102-82 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Might 25.
Seattle shot a season-best 60.9 % (42-for-69) from the sector, together with 9-for-20 (45 %) from 3-point vary.
Other than Diggins, Seattle (16-11) was led by Nneka Ogwumike and Gabby Williams. Ogwumike scored 26 factors on 11-for-13 taking pictures in 19 minutes of taking part in time, whereas Williams notched 16 factors on 7-for-11 taking pictures. Rookie Dominique Malonga added 12 factors and 6 boards, and Ezi Magbegor tallied 10 factors within the simple win.
Connecticut (4-21) was coming off a season-high 95-point output in opposition to the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday however could not sustain that tempo. Bria Hartley paced the Solar with 17 factors, although she shot simply 4-for-12 from the sector. Tina Charles added 11 factors, and reserves Jacy Sheldon and Olivia Nelson-Ododa chipped in 11 and 10 factors, respectively.
The Solar took their fifth loss in six video games, whereas the Storm continued a nine-game stretch of alternating wins and losses.
–Area Degree Media