<p>EVERETT, Wash. &mdash; Breanna Stewart had 15 points and eight rebounds and the Seattle Storm cruised to an 82-72 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.</p>
<p>Stewart sat out the fourth quarter for the Storm (5-1), who led 77-50 at the end of the third. Candice Dupree capped Seattle’s scoring on a basket that made it 82-53 with 8:32 left in the game. The Storm had made 58% of their shots (35 of 60) at that point before missing their final 12 field goal attempts of the game.</p>
<p>Dupree and Jewell Loyd added 12 points each, Sue Bird scored 11 and Epiphanny Prince 10.</p>
<p>The Storm made their first six shots to open the game with a 15-2 lead. The Lynx (0-4) tied it at 29 early in the second, but Seattle outscored Minnesota 29-6 over the rest of the quarter to pull away for good.</p>
<p>Sylvia Fowles scored 15 points and Napheesa Collier added 14 for Minnesota.</p>
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