Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMercury beat Storm for 9th straight time, 83-66
Phoenix is 1 1/2 games behind Western Conference-leading Minnesota, which clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night.
Cayla Francis and DeWanna Bonner added 11 points apiece for Phoenix (15-8). Mistie Bass had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Ramu Tokashiki and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored 14 points for Seattle (6-18). Sue Bird did not play, sitting out the second game of the Storm's back-to-back.
Seattle fell behind 26-17 after one quarter, but Mosqueda-Lewis scored 12 points in the second to keep the Storm within reach at 52-42. Seattle only scored five points in the third, going the final 5 minutes without a point. The teams combined for just 13 points in the third.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 83 |
| 4th 10.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 66 - 83 |
| 4th 25.0 |  |
Cayla Francis personal foul (Ramu Tokashiki draws the foul) | 66 - 83 |
| 4th 41.0 | |
Mistie Bass makes 10-foot jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists) | 66 - 83 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 30-67 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 6-7 | FT | 13-15 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,906 · 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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