FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Seattle Storm
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 24 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 79 |
| WSH | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 84 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Washington Mystics finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 84-79, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 45 for Seattle Storm and 40 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 34 and 44. The combined final of 163 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 24-WSH 18, 24-18 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 21-WSH 22, 45-40 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 23-WSH 24, 68-64 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 11-WSH 20, 79-84 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 Washington Mystics's high was 24; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 5 points, compared with 10 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 43% from the field, 26% from three and 78% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 43%, 26% and 74%. Rebounds finished 43-32, assists 12-23 and turnovers 19-15. The same team box reports a 48-38 split in paint points and 16-9 in offensive rebounds.
Natisha Hiedeman led Seattle Storm with 31 points. Dominique Malonga supplied a team-high 15 rebounds, while Natisha Hiedeman led with 3 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Shakira Austin with 27 points, Kiki Iriafen with 12 rebounds and Georgia Amoore with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from SEA and 10 from WSH. 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. Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -168 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Seattle Storm stood at 6-19 across 25 games and Washington Mystics at 11-10 across 21. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 378-404 for the away team and 395-408 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Seattle Storm recorded 1 wins and Washington Mystics 2; aggregate scoring was 240-247. The teams are separated by 8 places in the overall order and by 10 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 | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 43 |
| 3P% | 26 | 26 |
| FT% | 78 | 74 |
| Rebounds | 43 | 32 |
| Assists | 12 | 23 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 15 |
| Paint points | 48 | 38 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 14-24 | 3 |
| Awa Fam * | 32 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2-9 | -2 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 31 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2-9 | -4 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | -7 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 22 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4-10 | -5 |
| Jordan Horston | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | -10 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Zia Cooke | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Ezi Magbegor | INJURY/ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taylor Thierry | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakira Austin * | 33 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 10-18 | 7 |
| Sonia Citron * | 33 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 7-13 | 2 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 29 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4-10 | -5 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 10 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2-7 | 6 |
| Alicia Florez | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Lauren Betts | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | 9 |
| Cotie McMahon | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | -5 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Angela Dugalic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Lucy Olsen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |