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Sun down Storm
Jul 11, 2007, 21:50 GMT
Seattle, WA - Katie Douglas scored 17 points and Nykesha Sales added 15 as the Connecticut Sun beat the Seattle Storm, 76-63, at Key Arena.
Evanthia Maltsi registered 11 points and Asjha Jones grabbed nine rebounds for the Sun, who have won three of four.
Lauren Jackson poured in a game-high 24 points and Betty Lennox added 14 points and eight boards for the Storm, who lost for just the second time in six games. Iziane Castro Marques donated 13 points for Seattle, which was outrebounded 39-30 and shot just 2-of-12 from three-point range.
Seattle cut its margin to three on Wendy Palmer's jumper with 3:22 left in the third quarter, but Connecticut closed the frame with a 12-5 run.
The Storm got no closer than seven in the fourth quarter.
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