GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Despite 27 points from Breanna Stewart, Minnesota’s Maya More and Sylvia Fowles were unstoppable on the offensive end, combining for 60 points on 23-for-38 shooting.
• After Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored a layup to cut the deficit to nine (47-38) with 8:31 remaining in the third quarter, the Lynx used a 17-5 run over the next 2:25 to pull away to a 64-43 advantage after a jumper by Maya Moore, and the Storm never got over the hump.

KEY STAT OF THE GAME

• Minnesota out-rebounded Seattle, 42-28, and outscored the Storm 42-22 in the paint. The 22 points in the paint tied a season-low for the Storm.

STORM HIGHLIGHTS

• Breanna Stewart, who entered tonight’s game leading the WNBA in scoring with 21.9 points per game, finished with 27 points, her 11th 20+ game in 2018. She was a perfect 3-for-3 from downtown for the first time this season.
• Natasha Howard, who received her 2017 WNBA Championship ring pregame tonight from the Minnesota Lynx, her previous team, posted 6 points and 3 rebounds in her first game back at the Target Center.
• Courtney Paris finished with 8 rebounds, one shy of her season-high (9 at LVA, 5/27/18).
• Storm forward Alysha Clark returned from her left ankle injury tonight. After sitting out the last 3 games, Clark came off the bench tonight and logged 13 minutes of play.
• Sue Bird finished with 9 assists, recording her 10th game in 2018 with 5 or more dimes.
• Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis notched her fourth-straight start, and finished with 12 points, her fourth double-figure scoring effort in 2018.
• Jordin Canada finished with a career-high 13 points, shooting 4-for-9 from the floor. She also dished out 3 dimes.
• Storm head coach Dan Hughes is now 4-2 on the road in his first season on the sidelines with the franchise.

NEXT GAME: Seattle hosts the Los Angeles Sparks at 6:30 p.m./PT on ESPN2, Thursday, June 28, at KeyArena.