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 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 67 |
| PHX | 31 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 90 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 90-67, a 23-point margin. The first-half totals were 36 for Seattle Storm and 55 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 31 and 35. The combined final of 157 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 20-PHX 31, 20-31 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 16-PHX 24, 36-55 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 22-PHX 18, 58-73 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 9-PHX 17, 67-90 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Seattle Storm's highest-scoring period was 22 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 31; the final separation was 23 points.
The first-half margin was 19 points, compared with 4 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 42% from the field, 32% from three and 58% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 45%, 42% and 68%. Rebounds finished 29-40, assists 19-23 and turnovers 13-10. The same team box reports a 28-40 split in paint points and 5-13 in offensive rebounds.
Awa Fam led Seattle Storm with 13 points. Awa Fam supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Jade Melbourne led with 5 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Kahleah Copper with 30 points, Alyssa Thomas with 13 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 9 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 12 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 5-16 across 21 games and Phoenix Mercury at 8-13 across 21. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 454-473 for the away team and 460-415 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Seattle Storm recorded 0 wins and Phoenix Mercury 3; aggregate scoring was 208-255. 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% | 42 | 45 |
| 3P% | 32 | 42 |
| FT% | 58 | 68 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 40 |
| Assists | 19 | 23 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 10 |
| Paint points | 28 | 40 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4-12 | -9 |
| Awa Fam * | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6-8 | -9 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6-11 | -29 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2-11 | -21 |
| Jordan Horston | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | -8 |
| Ezi Magbegor | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | -15 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -15 |
| Zia Cooke | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | -7 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Taylor Thierry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 36 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 12-21 | 20 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 33 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4-10 | 21 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 31 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3-10 | 19 |
| Lexi Held * | 31 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-11 | 19 |
| Valeriane Ayayi * | 27 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5-11 | 16 |
| Monique Akoa Makani | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 8 |
| Quionche Carter | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 7 |
| Marta Suarez | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Kyara Linskens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Natasha Mack | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Noemie Brochant | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |