Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLoyd, Langhorne lead Storm past Mystics, 69-59
Sue Bird added 12 points for the Storm (9-20).
Washington led by as many as 13 in the first half and Natasha Cloud's layup with 5:11 left in the third quarter gave the Mystics (16-12) a 10-point lead. The Storm scored the next 19 points, as the Mystics went scoreless for 8 minutes, 20 seconds, to make it 57-48 with 6:24 to play.
An 11-5 run pulled Washington within three with 2:34 left, but Seattle made 7 of 8 free throws from there to seal it.
The Storm shot 91.2 percent from the line, setting season highs for both free throws made (31) and attempted (34).
Ivory Latta scored 12 points for Washington, which hasn't won in Seattle in its last 10 tries, dating to July 13, 2005. Emma Meesseman and Kia Vaughn added 10 apiece.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 59 - 69 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 59 - 69 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound | 59 - 69 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Stefanie Dolson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 59 - 69 |
| 4th 13.0 | |
Sue Bird makes free throw 2 of 2 | 59 - 69 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 18-43 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 2-9 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 9-9 | FT | 31-34 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 5,724 · Capacity:
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 |
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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