FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Seattle Storm
vs Portland Fire
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 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 89 |
| POR | 21 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 94 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Portland Fire finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 94-89, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 48 for Seattle Storm and 47 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 41 and 47. The combined final of 183 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 23-POR 21, 23-21 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 25-POR 26, 48-47 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 26-POR 20, 74-67 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 15-POR 27, 89-94 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Seattle Storm's highest-scoring period was 26 points, while Portland Fire's high was 27; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 1 points, compared with 6 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 48% from the field, 38% from three and 84% at the line; Portland Fire posted 39%, 40% and 85%. Rebounds finished 31-32, assists 22-20 and turnovers 12-12. The same team box reports a 40-18 split in paint points and 8-14 in offensive rebounds.
Dominique Malonga led Seattle Storm with 28 points. Dominique Malonga supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while Jade Melbourne led with 8 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Bridget Carleton with 24 points, Sarah Ashlee Barker with 6 rebounds and Carla Leite with 10 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from SEA and 10 from POR. 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. Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -168 and -171.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Seattle Storm stood at 3-13 across 16 games and Portland Fire at 8-9 across 17. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 403-447 for the away team and 413-473 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 Portland Fire 1; aggregate scoring was 89-94. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 5 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 | POR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 48 | 39 |
| 3P% | 38 | 40 |
| FT% | 84 | 85 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 32 |
| Assists | 22 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 12 |
| Paint points | 40 | 18 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Malonga * | 35 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 12-19 | -2 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 33 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 6-14 | -3 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 30 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1-6 | -6 |
| Awa Fam * | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6-10 | -14 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 8 |
| Zia Cooke | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | -10 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 5 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | -2 |
| Taylor Thierry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Ezi Magbegor | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Jordan Horston | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taina Mair | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7-13 | 6 |
| Carla Leite * | 29 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5-11 | 13 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3-10 | 12 |
| Emily Engstler * | 27 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3-8 | 10 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 24 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3-11 | 11 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | -4 |
| Frieda Buhner | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | -6 |
| Serah Williams | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | -7 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | -2 |
| Teja Oblak | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | -8 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Holly Winterburn | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |