Chicago Sky center Astou Ndour-Fall, front top, battles Seattle Storm guard Jordin Canada for the ball in the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Kahleah Copper matched her career high with 26 points on 10-for-16 shooting and the Chicago Sky rallied to beat the Seattle Storm 73-69 on Friday night.
Chicago (13-12) is in the sixth position in the eight-team playoff, while the No. 3 Storm (18-9) have clinched a playoff spot. The Sky have won both games against Seattle this season, with the teams set to meet again Sunday in Everett.
Breanna Stewart made a pair of free throws with 4:16 left in the first quarter for a 12-11 lead and Seattle maintained the lead until Allie Quigley hit 3-pointer to give Chicago a 66-65 lead with 2:56 remaining.
Stefanie Dolson had 12 points and six rebounds off the bench for Chicago, and Azurá Stevens had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Stewart scored 18 points for the Storm, Jewell Loyd had 12 and Mercedes Russell 11. Seattle shot 36.8% and had 17 turnovers.
Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart, standing left, and teammates check on Jordin Canada who was briefly shaken up while chasing down a loose ball in the first quarter of the team's WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Canada stayed in the game. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart (30) pulls down the ball over Chicago Sky's Astou Ndour-Fall (45) in the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Chicago Sky's Allie Quigley (14) battles for the ball with Seattle's Jewell Loyd, left, and Breanna Stewart, center, in the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Chicago Sky's Candace Parker drives between Seattle Storm's Mercedes Russell, left, and Sue Bird during the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Seattle Storm's Mercedes Russell fouls Chicago Sky's Kahleah Copper in the final minute of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Chicago Sky coach James Wade talks to Dana Evans as she enters the team's WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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