Seattle Storm (20-13, 8-6 Western Conference) vs. New York Liberty (27-6, 15-3 Eastern Conference)
New York; Thursday at 7 p.m. EDT
Conclusion: The New York Liberty hosted the Seattle Storm at home as Breanna Stewart scored 32 points and the New York Liberty won 98-85 over the Seattle Storm.
The Liberty are 14-2 at home. New York ranks second in rebounding in the Eastern Conference, averaging 36.6. Jonkel Jones leads the Liberty with 9.4 boards.
The Storm went 8-8 on the road. Seattle ranked third in the Western Conference with 20.4 assists per game, led by Skylar Diggins-Smith with 6.4.
New York is averaging 85.9 points per game, which is 7.1 more points per game than Seattle is allowing at 78.8. Seattle is averaging 5.8 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.0 fewer than New York is allowing at 6.8.
The two teams are meeting for the third time this season. The Liberty won 98-85 in their last game on Aug. 31. Stewart led the Liberty with 32 points and Diggins-Smith led the Storm with 26 points.
Highest performance: Stewart shot 45.9 percent from the floor and averaged 20.5 points for the Liberty.
Nneka Ogwumike averaged 17.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.9 steals for the Storm.
Last 10 games: Liberty: 8-2, averaging 85.2 points, 38.8 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 8.1 steals, 4.1 blocks, and 44.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are averaging 74.2 points.
Storm: 5-5, averaging 80.8 points, 31.6 rebounds, 19.4 assists, 9.4 steals, 5.1 blocks per game on 42.4% shooting from the field. Opponents are averaging 81.5 points per game.
Injuries: Liberty: None.
Storm: Mackenzie Holmes: Out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press used the following technology to produce this article: Write data and data Sports Radar.
