Seattle Storm at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Perkins leads Stars past Storm, 88-81
Perkins was 11 of 18 from the floor, 8 of 8 from the line and had five assists in the game between the two worst teams in the Western Conference. Kayla McBride added 20 points and Sophia Young-Malcolm had 14.
San Antonio (7-16) got a 3-pointer early from McBride and jumped out to an 18-6 lead. McBride's 3 just before the end of the first made it 27-10, and the Stars led at the half 43-34.
Seattle (5-17) used a 14-5 run at the start of the third to draw even at 48, but San Antonio responded with an 8-2 spurt and led by five at the end of the quarter. Jewell Loyd's jumper cut it to three, but Seattle got no closer down the stretch.
Crystal Langhorne led Seattle with 29 points.
Regular Season Series
SA wins series 3-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 10.0 |  |
Sophia Young-Malcolm defensive rebound | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses jumper | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 14.0 | |
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Crystal Langhorne | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-66 | FG | 32-63 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 2-11 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 9-10 | FT | 16-20 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 1 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 4,691 · 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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