Breanna Stewart scored 32 points, Sabrina Ionescu added 25 and the New York Liberty pulled away for a 98-85 win over the Seattle Storm on Friday night.
Leonie Fiebich added 12 points for the Liberty , who bounced back after losing to the last-place Los Angeles Sparks to end a three-game West Coast road trip.Jonquel Jones, who missed the last game with illness and was still under the weather, grabbed 11 rebounds as the Liberty dominated the boards 45-17. New York had 17 offensive rebounds.New York shot 50.7% and was 12 of 26 from 3-point range, which helped offset 18 turnovers Seattle turned into 24 points.
On a drive to the basket, she fell as she attempted a contested layup. The rebound fell to her, and from her knees she banked it in.The Storm got back within six with under three minutes to play but Fiebich grabbed two offensive rebounds before hitting a 3-pointer and then Ionescu closed it out with six more points.There were seven ties and seven lead changes in the first quarter that ended with the Liberty up 27-26.
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