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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) celebrates with forward Aliyah Boston (7) after hitting a three-point basket and being fouled by the Phoenix Mercury in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Michael Conroy)<\/p>\n
SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Natasha Howard scored 21 points and the Indiana Fever, playing without Caitlin Clark for a seventh straight game, beat the Seattle Storm 78-74 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to five.<\/p>\n
Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Her run of nine straight Indiana points in the middle of the fourth quarter put the Fever up 73-61 with 4:41 to play.<\/p>\n
The Storm charged back, pulling within 73-72 on a three-point play by Skylar Diggins with 3:14 to go. Kelsey Mitchell made a short jumper for Indiana before the Storm missed their next five shots, including four 3-pointers on one possession before Dominique Malonga scored inside with 12.2 seconds left.<\/p>\n
On the ensuing inbounds play, Lexie Hull got the ball to Mitchell for a layup with 8.1 to go and the Storm couldn\u2019t hit a tying 3 before Boston\u2019s free throw.<\/p>\n
Sophie Cunningham added 17 points for the Fever (17-12), who are now 9-7 in games Clark missed.<\/p>\n
Nneka Ogwumike scored 16 points for the Storm (16-13), who dropped their second straight at home. Diggins added 13 points and Gabby Williams and Malonga both had 12. Seattle lost to Los Angeles 108-106 in two overtimes on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Indiana led 19-16 after one quarter and had an 8-0 surge late in the second to lead by 10 before Seattle scored to make it 42-34 at the half.<\/p>\n
The Fever went up 55-42 on Cunningham\u2019s 3-pointer midway through the third quarter but the Storm closed on a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to 58-54 entering the fourth. Indiana didn\u2019t have a field goal over the last 4 1\/2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordan Chiles was courtside for the game, which drew 16,819 fans.<\/p>\n
LIBERTY 87, SUN 78<\/p>\n
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) \u2014 Sabrina Ionescu scored 36 points, Emma Meesseman had 11 points in her return to the WNBA and New York snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Connecticut.<\/p>\n
Jonquel Jones added 21 points and nine rebounds for the Liberty (18-10), who were without All-Star Breanna Stewart for a fourth-straight game because of a bruised knee.<\/p>\n
Tina Charles had 17 points and eight rebounds and Anneesah Moorow 16 points and nine rebounds for the the Sun (5-22), who handed the Liberty their worst loss of the season on Friday 78-62. Bria Hartley added 12 points and Marina Mabrey 10.<\/p>\n
DREAM 99, MYSTICS 83<\/p>\n
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) \u2014 Brionna Jones scored 23 points, Allisha Gray added 22 and Atlanta overcame a slow start to pull away from Washington.<\/p>\n
The Dream missed their first six shots and fell behind 10-0 but dominated the middle two quarters, outscoring the Mystics 59-37. They shot 56% after going 3 of 13 in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Naz Hillmon had 14 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Jordan Canada finished with 16 points and nine assists for the Dream (18-11), who won their third straight and set a season high for points in the second straight game.<\/p>\n
Kiki Irafen scored 22 points for the Mystics (13-15), Sonia Citron and Shakira Austin both added 16 and Sug Sutton had 13. Washington has lost two straight and five of seven to drop into ninth place.<\/p>\n
ACES 101, VALKYRIES 77<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS (AP) \u2014 Jewell Loyd tied a Las Vegas record with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 27 points, and the Aces bounced back from a 53-point loss to roll past Golden State.<\/p>\n
Tipping off 25 hours after getting beat 111-58 by league-leading Minnesota in the worst home defeat in WNBA history, the Aces took out their frustrations on the expansion Valkyries, who had won three straight road games.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas led 50-25 at halftime with Aces reserves scoring 25 points, while the Valkyries\u2019 bench had two points. The Aces finished with 18 3-pointers, tying the franchise record.<\/p>\n
Jackie Young scored 20 points for the Aces (15-14). A\u2019ja Wilson had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Chelsea Gray added 11 points.<\/p>\n
Ilana Rupert led the Valkyries (14-14) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Carla Leite and Laeticia Amihere both had 14 points and Kaila Charles added 13.<\/p>\n
MERCURY 83, SKY 67<\/p>\n
CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Kahleah Copper scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double and Phoenix beat Chicago, handing the Sky their eighth straight loss.<\/p>\n
Thomas had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second triple-double with the Mercury and her 13th in the regular season.<\/p>\n
Sami Whitcomb added 11 points for the Mercury (17-11), who had lost two straight and five of six. They outscored the Sky 56-32 in the middle two quarters and had 30 fastbreak points to just three for Chicago. All-Star Satou Sabally was not with the team for personal reasons.<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Williams had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Sky (7-21), who were without Angel Reese.<\/p>\n
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