Seattle Storm at Tulsa Shock
· Women's National Basketball Association
Williams' late jumper gives Shock 8th straight win
The Shock also had an eight-game winning streak while based in Detroit in 2003.
Karima Christmas' 3-pointer with 44.9 seconds gave Tulsa (8-1) its first lead in nearly 5 minutes at 89-87. Skylar Diggins, who finished with 31 points, banged her knee on the play and had to leave the game.
Ramu Tokashiki tied it for the Storm (2-7), and Williams hit the go-ahead jumper with her foot on the 3-point line.
Seattle's Renee Montgomery missed a long-distance attempt with time running out. Christmas grabbed the rebound and added two free throws with less than a second remaining.
Williams and Plenette Pierson each added 19 points for Tulsa. Pierson surpassed 3,500 career points.
Tokashiki and Jewell Loyd each had 21 points for the Storm. It was a career high for Loyd.
Regular Season Series
TUL wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of Game | 89 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Karima Christmas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 89 - 92 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 TUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-69 | FG | 29-65 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 12-13 | FT | 26-28 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 4,985 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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