KEY RUNS 

• After Chicago took an early 7-3 lead, Seattle went on a 13-3 run to give itself a 16-10 lead halfway through the first quarter.

• Seattle posted another run late in the first, scoring six straight to push its lead to nine (22-13).

• Sky answered to start the 2nd half, going on a 13-1 run that cut Storm’s lead to single-digits for the 1st time since late in first quarter.

• After the Sky cut the lead to 8 (59-51) late in the 3rd, Seattle ended the frame with a 12-5 run that put its lead back to 15 (71-56).

KEY STATS

• Seattle outscored Chicago in the paint 48-38.

• The Storm forced the Sky to turn over the ball 22 times, while Chicago was only able to come up with 14 turnovers.

• Both teams had five players reach a double-digit scoring total.

CHICAGO NOTES

• This was the 7th consecutive game where the Sky’s starting five featured Courtney Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper, Allie Quigley, Azurá Stevens and Cheyenne Parker.

• The Sky’s 71 points tonight was its lowest of the season and the first time it scored fewer than 80 points (previous low 81 against Minnesota on July 30).

• Kahleah Copper’s first assist of the night gave her 100 for her career.

• Allie Quigley scored eight of the Sky’s first 13 points, going a perfect 3-3 from the floor with two threes. She extended her double-digit points streak to eight games tonight off her 13-point performance.

• No player on the Sky that played in the first half had a positive plus-minus. It was the lowest-scoring half of the season thus far for Chicago, posting just 28 points.

• Sky made 6 of its first 7 shots to start the second half. It scored as many points in the third quarter (28) as it did in the first half.

• The Sky gave up 21 points off turnovers through three quarters. It was the 3rd consecutive game where it allowed its opponent to get 20+ points off turnovers (previously allowed 28 and 26 to Phoenix and Connecticut, respectively). The last time a Sky team did that was in June 2018 when it allowed 25 (6/22), 22 (6/24) and 21 (6/28) points.

SEATTLE NOTES

• Brenna Stewart contributed on 9 of Seattle’s first 12 field goals, scoring 10 points (4-5 shooting) with five assists. Her 7 assists tonight was a season high.

• The Storm had 11 assists on 14 field goals in the first quarter, scoring a season-high in points for a quarter with 33 points. It was the second time this season Seattle scored 30+ in a quarter.

• Seattle shot 19-34 (55.9%) from the floor in the first half, while going 5-9 (55.6%) from distance and totaling 46 points.