Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupBrittney Griner powers Mercury past Storm, 85-77
Skylar Diggins-Smith added 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting for the Mercury (9-9). They beat the top two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games with Diana Taurasi sidelined by a hip injury. Griner had 33 points Wednesday night in a 99-90 overtime win over the Las Vegas Aces.
The Storm (15-5) wrapped up a spot in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship when the Las Vegas Aces lost to the Minnesota Lynx later Friday.
Jewell Loyd had 16 points for Seattle. Breanna Stewart added 15, and Katie Lou Samuelson had 14.
Sue Bird had her 3,000th career assist on a low-post feed to Mercedes Russell with 2:53 left in the third quarter.
The teams will meet again Sunday in Everett, Washington.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 2.6 |  |
Brianna Turner offensive rebound | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 2.6 | |
Shey Peddy misses free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 2.6 | |
Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 85 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-76 | FG | 33-70 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 11-12 | FT | 15-17 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 7,554 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 1 | W3 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 1 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 2 | W1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Portland |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Seattle |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
WNBA News
Nogic scores 27 points, Mercury blow big lead before topping Sky 91-83
— Jovana Nogic scored 27 points and the Phoenix Mercury topped the Chicago Sky 91-83 on Friday night after blowing a 17-point lead in the second half.
Sparks get off to fast start, hold off Tempo 99-95 behind Plum's 25 points
— Kelsey Plum scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks had a fast start before holding off the Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday night for their first win of the season.
Fever's Caitlin Clark finds 3-point stroke late to force OT
Fever star Caitlin Clark took three quarters to find her groove Friday night before carrying the Fever into overtime with a score-tying triple with 3.1 seconds left in regulation.