Seattle Storm at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTina Charles scores 29 points, Liberty beat Storm 78-62
Up 36-35 at the half, the Liberty (13-6) outscored for Storm (5-16) 24-9 in the third quarter.
Epiphanny Prince and Essence Carson each scored 11 points for the Liberty. Candice Wiggins added 10.
Seattle's Sue Bird, the first pick of the 2002 draft, was 3 of 7 from beyond the arc to score 14 points, becoming the first player in WNBA history to score 5,000 points and amass 2,000 assists.
The Liberty inducted former star Becky Hammon into the franchise' Ring of Honor at halftime. Hammon joined the San Antonio Spurs last year as the first full-time paid female assistant coach in the NBA and coached the Spurs' to a summer league title last month.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 78 |
| 4th 16.0 |  |
Essence Carson offensive rebound | 62 - 78 |
| 4th 16.0 | |
Brittany Boyd misses 24-foot three point jumper | 62 - 78 |
| 4th 38.0 | |
Avery Warley-Talbert defensive rebound | 62 - 78 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-62 | FG | 31-68 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 3-8 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 6-9 | FT | 13-18 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 10,682 · 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 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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