Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, right, drives as Indiana Fever's Candice Dupree defends in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. Loyd led all scorers with 27 points and the Storm won 87-82. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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SEATTLE (AP) - Jewell Loyd scored 27 points, Breanna Stewart made several key plays down the stretch and the Seattle Storm turned back the Indiana Fever 87-82 on Sunday.
Stewart, who missed Seattle's season-opening loss in Los Angeles when Loyd scored 25 points, hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:38 to go after Indiana scored eight straight to take a 77-76 lead.
Before the key basket, Stewart grabbed an offensive rebound after Loyd missed two free throws. After two empty Indiana possessions, Stewart fed Crystal Langhorne for a layup to make it 81-77 with 35 seconds to play. Then Briann January, who had the first six points in Indiana's rally, had her shot blocked by Stewart. Seattle made six free throws in the final 22 seconds to secure the win.
Langhorne finished with 17 points and Stewart 15 for Seattle, ranked fifth in the AP preseason poll.
Shenise Johnson had 24 points and January 23 in the first game for the Fever, ranked seventh.
Indiana was 9 of 17 behind the arc but Seattle made 24 of 27 from the line for an 11-point advantage. The Storm had 21 turnovers, giving them 44 in two games as star point guard Sue Bird missed her second straight game with a knee issue.
Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, center, embraces Indiana Fever's Briann January after a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. Loyd led all scorers with 27 points and the Storm won 87-82. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Teammates on the bench behind cheer as Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart (30) is congratulated on a shot block in the final minute of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. The Storm won 87-82. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart blocks a shot by Indiana Fever's Briann January in the final minute of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. The Storm won 87-82. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, right, tries to knock away a shot by Indiana Fever's Briann January in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Storm's Ramu Tokashiki, of Japan, passes as Indiana Fever's Erica Wheeler, right, and Erlana Larkins (2) defend in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, left, and Indiana Fever's Briann January (20) fight for the ball in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Indiana Fever's Shenise Johnson, right, drives past Seattle Storm's Alysha Clark, left, in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart, right, knocks a shot away by Indiana Fever's Candice Dupree in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Indiana Fever's Marissa Coleman (25) tries to keep the ball from Seattle Storm's Noelle Quinn, left, and Crystal Langhorne in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Indiana Fever's Briann January (20) is surrounded by Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart (30), Crystal Langhorne (1) and Noelle Quinn in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Indiana Fever's Shenise Johnson shoots against the Seattle Storm in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Indiana Fever's Candice Dupree, right, tries to get a shot past Seattle Storm's Crystal Langhorne, left, in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd (24) shoots in front of Indiana Fever's Candice Dupree in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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