Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLoyd scores career-high 32 points, Storm beat Mercury 95-81
Loyd was 12 of 18 from the field, highlighted by an acrobatic layup on a fast break give-and-go with Stewart for an 86-71 lead.
It was Loyd's second 30-plus game against Phoenix this season.
Sue Bird and Jenna O'Hea scored 14 points apiece for Seattle (3-4). The Storm, ranked eighth in the AP WNBA power poll, made 12 of 24 3-pointers and had 25 assists on 32 field goals.
Loyd scored 19 points in the first half on 8-of-11 shooting and the Storm had a 49-44 lead.
Penny Taylor made six 3-pointers and finished with 19 points for 10th-ranked Phoenix (2-5). Brittney Griner had 13 points and six rebounds.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 95 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 95 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Phoenix offensive team rebound | 81 - 95 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Noelle Quinn misses 24-foot three point jumper | 81 - 95 |
| 4th 19.0 |  |
Jewell Loyd bad pass | 81 - 95 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-68 | FG | 32-63 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-13 | FT | 19-24 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 6,510 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
3 | 11 | W3 | 0.71794873 | 28 |
 Las Vegas |
4.5 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15 | 23 | W1 | 0.41025642 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 25 | W1 | 0.35897437 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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