{"id":1249,"date":"2025-07-11T10:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/1249\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T10:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:20:04","slug":"tina-charles-scores-29-and-the-sun-end-a-10-game-losing-streak-with-a-93-83-victory-over-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/1249\/","title":{"rendered":"Tina Charles scores 29 and the Sun end a 10-game losing streak with a 93-83 victory over the Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) \u2014\u00a0Tina Charles set season highs with 29 points and 11 rebounds\u00a0to help the Connecticut Sun end a 10-game losing streak with a 93-83 victory over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Connecticut (3-16) won its first game since June 6.<\/p>\n

Charles made a baseline jumper with 5:36 left in the fourth quarter to give Connecticut its first lead of the game at 79-77. Charles also made two layups in eight seconds \u2014 following a steal by Saniya Rivers \u2014 for a 91-81 lead.<\/p>\n

The Sun pulled away by scoring 11 straight points late in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Charles finished 11 of 22 from the field for her sixth 20-point game of the season. Jacy Sheldon added 16 points and Bria Hartley had 15. Rivers scored all 11 of her points in the opening five minutes of the third.<\/p>\n

Skylar Diggins led Seattle (13-7) with 23 points and seven assists. Gabby Williams added 21 points and Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Diggins, Williams, Ogwumike, and Ezi Magbegor each scored in double figures in the first half and combined for 43 points as Seattle led 49-41.<\/p>\n

Seattle used a four-point possession at the end of the third to take a 74-66 lead. Diggins made a layup while being fouled and Connecticut forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa was called for a technical foul. Skylar Diggins made both free throws for an eight-point lead.<\/p>\n

Seattle hosts the Sun on Friday to begin a four-game homestand. The Storm won the first regular-season meeting 97-81 in Seattle on June 27.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0Seattle Storm Nneka Ogwumike drives to the basket past Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith during the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Seattle.
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