Stewart, Storm hand Liberty 6th straight loss, 79-71 in OT

Seattle, May 28 (BUS): Briana Stewart scored 13 of her 29 points after the third quarter, Joel Lloyd finished with 21 and Seattle Storm gave up a 16-point lead in the second half before beating New York Liberty 79-71 in overtime. Friday night.

Sue Bird, Izzy Magbigor and Stephanie Talbot missed the match due to health and safety protocols, according to the Associated Press.

Magbegor has moved into the starting line-up this season in place of Mercedes Russell, who has not played since suffering a non-basketball-related injury in April.

Stewart made a 6-of-8 free-throw line in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter and then hit 3-pointers to give Seattle (4-3) a forever lead at 70-67 after just 35 seconds of overtime.

Briann January added 11 points to the storm, including a pointer of 3 that made it 74-69 with less than two minutes remaining.

Natasha Howard led New York (1-6) with 17 points and nine rebounds. Han Shuo added 12 points, while Rebecca Allen and Stephanie Dolson each scored 11.


Gabe Williams of Seattle was fouled while trying to throw the ball with 2.3 seconds remaining in the regulation and the game tied at 67, but missed two free throws.


Seattle scored its first 10 points at 17-4, pushing Storm’s lead up to 14 points before advancing into the first half 34-24.


Chantel Lavender made back-to-back baskets before Loyd hit a three-pointer step back in the middle of the third quarter giving Seattle their biggest lead in the game at 43-27. New York lost six consecutive games.

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