Seattle Storm at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Jefferson scores career-high 19; Stars beat Storm 77-70
Seattle pulled within 71-70 with 47 seconds left, but Jefferson made 1 of 2 free throws and after an offensive rebound, Kayla McBride hit a 3-pointer to put the Stars up 75-70. Sue Bird missed a 3-pointer and Hamby made two free throws with 5 seconds left.
McBride was just 6-of-18 shooting, but made two 3-pointers and scored 18 points for San Antonio (2-7), which is ranked No. 12 in the AP power poll.
San Antonio led 64-53 with 41 seconds left in the third quarter until Seattle closed on a 5-0 run. But the Storm didn't score in the fourth until the 6:28 mark.
Breanna Stewart had 19 points and 15 rebounds for seventh-ranked Seattle (4-7). Jewell Loyd added 17 points and Alysha Clark 14 for the Storm, who were held to 33 percent shooting.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Seattle offensive team rebound | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper | 70 - 77 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2 | 70 - 77 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-70 | FG | 29-64 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 19-23 | FT | 17-22 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 3,319 · 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 |
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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