New York Liberty at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTina Charles powers Liberty past Storm 86-78
Neither team led by more than five until the Liberty (4-3) went on a 17-2 run in the third to go up 68-51 on Charles' jumper with 3:14 left in the quarter.
Seattle (3-5) rallied in the fourth quarter with a 15-2 spurt that cut the deficit to 76-73 with 3:45 left. Tanisha Wright answered with back-to-back jumpers against her former team and New York held off the Storm from there.
Sugar Rodgers added 18 points, Shavonte Zellous scored 12 and Brittany Boyd 10 for the Liberty, ranked No. 4 in the AP WNBA power poll.
Alysha Clark had a career-high 23 points and Ramu Tokashiki added a season-high 15 for eighth-ranked Seattle.
The Storm's top three scorers, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird, shot 7 of 32 from the field. Bird finished with 13 points and 10 assists, Breanna Stewart grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds but scored a career-low eight points, and Loyd had just three points after scoring a career-high 32 on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Ramu Tokashiki bad pass (Sugar Rodgers steals) | 86 - 78 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 - 78 |
| 4th 8.0 | |
Adut Bulgak enters the game for Tina Charles | 85 - 78 |
Statistics
 NY |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-71 | FG | 28-69 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 3-8 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 13-16 | FT | 17-21 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 6,240 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 Washington |
1.5 | 15 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 24 |
 New York |
2.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
14 | 27 | L2 | 0.28947368 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15 | 28 | L1 | 0.2631579 | 10 |
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 |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15.5 | 23 | L3 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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Georgia Amoore scores career-high 25 and the Mystics move into 6th with 80-73 win over Mercury
— Georgia Amoore scored 16 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, Kiki Iriafen added 20 points and 12 rebounds for her 19th double-double of the season and the Washington Mystics beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-73 on Thursday night.
Cecilia Zandalasini scores 20 and the Valkyries shut down the Liberty 79-60
— Cecilia Zandalasini scored 14 of her 20 points in the first half, Gabby Williams added 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 79-60 on Thursday night.