FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Seattle Storm
vs Dallas Wings
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 10 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 56 |
| DAL | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 79 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Dallas Wings finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 79-56, a 23-point margin. The first-half totals were 25 for Seattle Storm and 36 for Dallas Wings; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 31 and 43. The combined final of 135 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 10-DAL 16, 10-16 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 15-DAL 20, 25-36 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 12-DAL 21, 37-57 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 19-DAL 22, 56-79 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Seattle Storm's highest-scoring period was 19 points, while Dallas Wings's high was 22; the final separation was 23 points.
The first-half margin was 11 points, compared with 12 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Seattle Storm recorded 33% from the field, 21% from three and 71% at the line; Dallas Wings posted 36%, 20% and 67%. Rebounds finished 36-48, assists 11-19 and turnovers 17-8. The same team box reports a 24-36 split in paint points and 6-18 in offensive rebounds.
Flau'jae Johnson led Seattle Storm with 16 points. Flau'jae Johnson supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Natisha Hiedeman led with 2 assists. For Dallas Wings, the corresponding leaders were Aziaha James with 18 points, Paige Bueckers with 9 rebounds and Paige Bueckers with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from SEA and 10 from DAL. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Seattle Storm are 6-25, No. 15 overall and No. 8 in the West, 18.5 games behind the conference leader. Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -168 and +102.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Seattle Storm stood at 3-7 across 10 games and Dallas Wings at 6-3 across 9. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 366-394 for the away team and 433-394 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Seattle Storm recorded 0 wins and Dallas Wings 1; aggregate scoring was 56-79. The teams are separated by 9 places in the overall order and by 12 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | SEA | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 33 | 36 |
| 3P% | 21 | 20 |
| FT% | 71 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 48 |
| Assists | 11 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 8 |
| Paint points | 24 | 36 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Horston * | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1-7 | -13 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | -22 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 25 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4-12 | -22 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-8 | -23 |
| Stefanie Dolson * | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | -18 |
| Awa Fam | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4-10 | -17 |
| Zia Cooke | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | -1 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 6 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Lexie Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Joyner Holmes | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ezi Magbegor | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dominique Malonga | CONCUSSION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Bueckers * | 24 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4-12 | 18 |
| Azzi Fudd * | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 15 |
| Jessica Shepard * | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4-9 | 16 |
| Maddy Siegrist * | 22 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3-10 | 21 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2-13 | 9 |
| Alanna Smith | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2-6 | 10 |
| Odyssey Sims | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | 13 |
| Alysha Clark | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1-3 | 5 |
| Aziaha James | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7-14 | 9 |
| Li Yueru | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| JJ Quinerly | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |