FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Seattle Storm
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 24 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 73 |
| PHX | 19 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 93 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 93-73, a 20-point margin. The first-half totals were 41 for Seattle Storm and 48 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 32 and 45. The combined final of 166 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 24-PHX 19, 24-19 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 17-PHX 29, 41-48 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 20-PHX 33, 61-81 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 12-PHX 12, 73-93 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Seattle Storm's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 33; the final separation was 20 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 13 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 36% from the field, 29% from three and 88% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 49%, 34% and 81%. Rebounds finished 29-39, assists 17-26 and turnovers 10-14. The same team box reports a 30-34 split in paint points and 9-7 in offensive rebounds.
Natisha Hiedeman led Seattle Storm with 20 points. Awa Fam supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Natisha Hiedeman led with 4 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Valeriane Ayayi with 18 points, Valeriane Ayayi with 10 rebounds and Noemie Brochant with 10 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from SEA and 9 from PHX. 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. Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -168 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Seattle Storm stood at 3-14 across 17 games and Phoenix Mercury at 5-12 across 17. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 408-452 for the away team and 422-442 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Seattle Storm recorded 0 wins and Phoenix Mercury 2; aggregate scoring was 141-165. The teams are separated by 3 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 | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 36 | 49 |
| 3P% | 29 | 34 |
| FT% | 88 | 81 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 39 |
| Assists | 17 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 14 |
| Paint points | 30 | 34 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6-17 | -10 |
| Awa Fam * | 30 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2-7 | -11 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 28 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6-9 | -16 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4-16 | -35 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | -18 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 27 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3-8 | -8 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | -7 |
| Zia Cooke | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Taylor Thierry | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Ezi Magbegor | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Jordan Horston | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noemie Brochant * | 32 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 6-7 | 8 |
| Lexi Held * | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 13 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 28 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4-6 | 21 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4-10 | 12 |
| Natasha Mack * | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4-10 | 19 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | 18 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 4-7 | 22 |
| Kyara Linskens | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | -9 |
| Quionche Carter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Monique Akoa Makani | LEFT HAMSTRING | – | – | – | –-– | – |