FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Seattle Storm
vs Chicago Sky
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 19 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 90 |
| CHI | 26 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 95 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 95-90, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 44 for Seattle Storm and 56 for Chicago Sky; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 39. The combined final of 185 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 19-CHI 26, 19-26 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 25-CHI 30, 44-56 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 25-CHI 21, 69-77 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 21-CHI 18, 90-95 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Seattle Storm's highest-scoring period was 25 points, while Chicago Sky's high was 30; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 12 points, compared with 7 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 46% from the field, 16% from three and 61% at the line; Chicago Sky posted 47%, 34% and 74%. Rebounds finished 45-29, assists 24-27 and turnovers 16-13. The same team box reports a 56-46 split in paint points and 16-6 in offensive rebounds.
Flau'jae Johnson led Seattle Storm with 25 points. Dominique Malonga supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Jade Melbourne led with 5 assists. For Chicago Sky, the corresponding leaders were Azura Stevens with 20 points, Azura Stevens with 8 rebounds and Natasha Cloud with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from SEA and 9 from CHI. 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. Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -168 and -53.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Seattle Storm stood at 6-20 across 26 games and Chicago Sky at 8-16 across 24. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 401-409 for the away team and 440-452 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 Chicago Sky 1; aggregate scoring was 90-95. The teams are separated by 6 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 | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 46 | 47 |
| 3P% | 16 | 34 |
| FT% | 61 | 74 |
| Rebounds | 45 | 29 |
| Assists | 24 | 27 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 13 |
| Paint points | 56 | 46 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awa Fam * | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6-15 | -5 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11-17 | -3 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3-11 | 6 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 29 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6-16 | -10 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4-7 | 2 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4-4 | -9 |
| Jordan Horston | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Zia Cooke | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | -2 |
| Ezi Magbegor | FACIAL INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Mackenzie Holmes | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taylor Thierry | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azura Stevens * | 33 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8-16 | 2 |
| Natasha Cloud * | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Williams * | 28 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2-6 | -6 |
| Sydney Taylor * | 25 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7-15 | 0 |
| Courtney Vandersloot * | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2-5 | 2 |
| Chloe Bibby | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5-11 | 14 |
| Gabriela Jaquez | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | -7 |
| Jacy Sheldon | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 15 |
| Rachel Banham | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Kamilla Cardoso | RIGHT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Skylar Diggins | RIGHT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | FOOT INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Aicha Coulibaly | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |