Tulsa Shock at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball Association
Sims leads Shock past Storm 85-67 for sixth-straight win
Plenette Pierson scored 17 points, Brianna Kiesel had 13 and Karima Christmas added 10 for Tulsa (16-14), which has won six straight.
Seattle (9-21), which dropped three games back of Los Angeles for the final Western Conference playoff spot, rested Sue Bird. The Storm play at Chicago on Sunday before a home-and-home series with West-leading Minnesota.
Jewell Loyd led the Storm with 16 points and six assists.
Sims and Pierson scored seven points apiece, and Kiesel made a layup to cap a 14-8 run to give the Shock its largest lead, 65-42 with 4:18 to play in the third quarter. The Storm pulled to 67-53 with 1:31 left in the third quarter. The Shock opened the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run and cruised from there.
Regular Season Series
TUL wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 67 |
| 4th 23.0 |  |
Jenna O'Hea makes 7-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists) | 85 - 67 |
| 4th 38.0 |  |
Theresa Plaisance makes layup | 85 - 65 |
| 4th 38.0 | |
Theresa Plaisance offensive rebound | 83 - 65 |
| 4th 39.0 | |
Jordan Hooper misses 24-foot three point jumper | 83 - 65 |
Statistics
 TUL |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-65 | FG | 26-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 17-21 | FT | 11-15 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 4,352 · 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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