Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStewart scores 21, Storm stay atop WNBA standings
Stewart beat the halftime buzzer with a baseline jumper to give Seattle a 49-34 lead. The Storm opened the second half on a 9-2 run for a 58-36 advantage and led by at least 14 points the rest of the way.
Jewell Loyd added 12 points for Seattle (13-3), which became the second team to clinch a playoff spot. Alysha Clark and Ezi Magbegor each scored 11 points.
Kahleah Copper scored 19 points and Allie Quigley added 11 for Chicago (10-6), which only had eight players. Courtney Vandersloot had nine points and nine assists.
Chicago was without Diamond DeShields and Azura Stevens after both players left the WNBA bubble. Stevens, averaging 11.5 points and 5.9 rebounds, is out for the season with left knee injury and DeShields left for personal reasons.
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Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 18.7 |  |
Ruthy Hebard defensive rebound | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 20.6 |  |
Mercedes Russell misses 21-foot jumper | 88 - 74 |
| 4th 46.1 | |
Ruthy Hebard makes layup (Kahleah Copper assists) | 88 - 74 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 CHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 29-68 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 4-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 24-28 | FT | 12-14 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W3 | 0.75 | 18 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 7 | L1 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Golden State |
1 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W5 | 0.6666667 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
7 | 12 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
10.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.32 | 8 |
 Seattle |
12.5 | 19 | L2 | 0.24 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W2 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W1 | 0.5833333 | 14 |
 New York |
1.5 | 11 | L3 | 0.5416667 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | W1 | 0.52380955 | 11 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Chicago |
7 | 16 | L2 | 0.3043478 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
9 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
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