The Seattle Storm continued their resurgent form with their third win on the trot, this time against the Washington Mystics . However, they needed star player Nneka Ogwumike to come up with a buzzer-beater jumper to give them the go-ahead with the scores tied at 82.

Ogwumike, a 10-time All-Star, led the Storm with 30 points and six assists on the night with an 11-for-15 shooting split while converting six of her seven 3-pointers. For the Mystics, Shakira Austin led the way with 30 points of her own, along with five rebounds.

However, it was the 35-year-old’s last-ditch jumpshot that sealed the deal. Ugwumike received the ball at the edge of the arc before spinning in traffic and launching a shot with less than a minute on the clock.

It went in after dawdling on the rim, capping

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