NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
7-5, 3-4 Away
Final
79 - 94

Seattle Storm
3-11, 2-4 Home

Phoenix cruises to 94-79 win over Seattle

Seattle pulled to 46-40 after back-to-back 3-pointers by Alysha Clark to open the third quarter. But Phoenix closed the quarter on a 13-0 run for a 71-47 lead. Leilani Mitchell and Noelle Quinn combined for three consecutive 3-pointers to end the quarter.

Brittney Griner and Mitchell added 12 points apiece for Phoenix (7-5). It was the Mercury's seventh consecutive win against Seattle.

Phoenix led 46-34 at halftime behind 37 combined points from Bonner, Griner and Dupree. Phoenix's defense held Seattle to 11 first-quarter points. Griner had four blocks in the first half.

Renee Montgomery scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half for Seattle (3-11), which has lost four straight games and nine of its last 10.

The Seattle-Phoenix game was the first of a doubleheader at KeyArena. The Seattle Pro-Am, featuring Seattle-area NBA players, started 20 minutes after the Mercury's win.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 94 - 79
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 94 - 79
4th 3.0 Renee Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2 94 - 79
4th 3.0 Renee Montgomery makes free throw 1 of 2 94 - 78
4th 3.0 Shameka Christon personal foul (Renee Montgomery draws the foul) 94 - 77

Statistics

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37-71 FG 26-57
52 Field Goal % 46
8-17 3PT 8-17
47 Three Point % 47
12-15 FT 19-22
80 Free Throw % 86
32 Rebounds 26
7 Offensive Rebounds 5
25 Defensive Rebounds 21
21 Assists 17
12 Steals 6
6 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 2
10 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
16 Fast Break Points 4
34 Points in Paint 20
22 Fouls 16

Game Information

KeyArena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,686 · 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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