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

Published May 28, 2022 4:39 am

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 13 of her 29 points after the third quarter, Jewell Loyd finished with 21 points and the Seattle Storm gave up a 16-point second-half lead before beating the New York Liberty 79-71 in overtime. Stewart made 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter and then hit a 3-pointer to give Seattle (4-3) the lead for good at 70-67 just 35 seconds into overtime. Natasha Howard led New York (1-6) with 17 points and nine rebounds. Sue Bird, Ezi Magbegor and Stephanie Talbot missed the game due to health and safety protocols.

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