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Seattle (7-30) trailed 53-37 with 5:49 left in the third
quarter, but Dominique Malonga answered with a basket and two
free throws and Jade Melbourne and rookie Awa Fam sank
back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 15-4 run as the Storm closed to
60-55 heading to the fourth.
Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the
second of two free throws for Chicago (13-22) with 10 seconds
left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer.
Vandersloot finished with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists
and four steals.
Seattle made the first basket, but Cardoso scored six in an 11-0
run and Chicago never trailed again.
Malonga had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Seattle, which snapped
an 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over the visiting Sky
on Monday. Ezi Magbegor had 17 points and Fam scored 14 off the
bench.
Up next
Sky: Host New York Liberty on Tuesday.
Storm: At Dallas Wings on Sunday.
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