In what seemed to be the game that the Tulsa Shock would finally snap their losing streak, the Seattle Storm roared back in the final quarter to snatch an 83-72 win on Sunday afternoon at the BOK Center. Lauren Jackson scored 24 points while Svetlana Abrosimova added a season-high 21 points, including 19 in the second half as 4,865 fans saw the Shock lose their eighth-straight. Tanisha Wright was solid as well, scoring a double-double by way of 10 assists and 10 points. 

Scholanda Robinson led three double-digit scorers for the Shock with 16 points. Tiffany Jackson and Alexis Hornbuckle added 11 and 10 points respectively for Tulsa in a game that went their way well into the second half. The Shock ended the game with a field goal percentage of 43.5 percent while Seattle was 44.6 from the field, sinking 25 of 56 attempts. In comparison, the Storm made 24 free-throws, one less than their total field goals scored.

The Shock jumped out to an early lead, outscoring the Storm 6-0 in the first two minutes of play. Seattle’s first points came just over two minutes into the game when Jackson dropped in a layup. The two squads would trade the lead eight times, before Tulsa took a 19-18 lead into the break.

Robinson took charge midway through the period, accounting for six-straight points for Tulsa. She ended the quarter with 10 points to lead all scorers as Tulsa outscored Seattle 12-4 in the paint. Seattle standout Sue Bird logged just under two minutes of playing time before leaving the game due to lower back pain. 

Seattle pulled ahead to a four point lead midway through the second before Tulsa battled back and took the lead on a three-pointer by Jackson with three minutes remaining. From there the Shock used a 14-4 run to close the half with a 40-30 lead.

The Shock maintained a double-digit lead through most of the third quarter, as Robinson added six points. Abrosimova added ten third-quarter points to help pull the Storm within five points. Tulsa retained a 62-57 lead heading into the final quarter where things got interesting.

Jackson hit a jump shot 14-seconds into the final frame to expand Tulsa’s lead to seven points. The Shock missed seven of their next eight field goal attempts as the Storm went on a 25-2 run to change the momentum into Seattle’s favor. Tulsa committed six turnovers in the fourth quarter as Seattle took charge and cruised to the victory.

Jana Vesela pulled in a steal and broke away to tie the game at 66-66 with 5:32 left. A layup by Wright 33-seconds later gave the Storm their first lead of the quarter. Seattle went on to drain four treys in the closing four minutes to put them on top by 11-points when the final horn sounded.

The win improved Seattle’s record to 13-2 on the season, while Tulsa drops to 3-11. The Storm now holds a six-game lead over the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Western Conference standings. Tulsa is in last place in the Western Conference while holding the current longest-active losing streak in the WNBA.

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Photos by: Kevin Pyle

The Shock will tip-off with the Connecticut Sun at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the BOK Center. The Sun currently own a record of 9-5 and sit in second place in the Eastern Conference behind the Atlanta Dream (11-4). Tickets for all future Shock home games are available at the BOK Center box office, online or by calling 599-WNBA. 

Attendance: 4,865. Officials: Tom Mauer, Daryl Humphrey, Felicia Grinter. Time of game: 2:10.

Seattle – Jackson 24, Abrosimova 21, Cash 11, Wright 10, Little 9, Vesela 4, Willingham 2, Robinson 2.

Tulsa – Robinson 16, Jackson 11, Hornbuckle 10, Brown 7, Braxton 7, Black 6, Jones 6, Holt 4, J. Lacy 3, N. Lacy 2.