SEATTLE — Asijha Jones scored 15 points and Barbara Turner and Lindsay Whalen had 13 each as the Connecticut Sun snapped a 10-game Storm home winning streak with a 74-67 win Monday night.
Lauren Jackson led Seattle (7-6) with 26 points. Sue Bird had 13 points and five assists. The Storm had won their first six home games this season and a record-tying 10 in a row over the past two years.
The Sun (9-2) led 57-50 early in the fourth quarter before the Storm rallied to go ahead 65-63 on a layin by Sheryl Swoopes with 2:20 left.
But Turner responded with a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired to give the Sun a 66-65 lead with 1:15 remaining. Jackson answered with two free throws before Jones scored an inside basket to make it 68-67 with 42 seconds left.
After Jackson missed a 3-pointer, Whalen made two free throws to push the lead to 70-67 with 27.8 seconds left. Swoopes then missed a 3-pointer and Whalen hit two more free throws to make it 72-67. The Sun’s Tamika Whitmore then tossed in two free throws to end the game.
Frustrated about an 11-2 deficit and four quick turnovers, Sun coach Mike Thibault benched his starters less than five minutes into the game. The starters returned at the beginning of the second quarter and rallied from a 26-15 deficit.
NOTES: Seattle starting center Yolanda Griffith missed her second consecutive game because of injuries to her knee and ankle. … Storm reserve forward Kelly Santos suited up just one day after she scored 10 points to help Brazil beat Cuba 72-67 in the FIBA Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Spain to earn the final berth for the Beijing Games.
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