New York Liberty at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStewart, Storm hand Liberty 6th straight loss, 79-71 in OT
Sue Bird, Ezi Magbegor and Stephanie Talbot missed the game due to health and safety protocols. Magbegor moved into the starting lineup this season in the place of Mercedes Russell, who hasn't played since suffering a non-basketball related injury in April.
Stewart made 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter and then hit a 3-pointer to give Seattle (4-3) the lead for good at 70-67 just 35 seconds into overtime.
Briann January added 11 points for the Storm, including a 3-pointer that made it 74-69 with less than 2 minutes remaining.
Natasha Howard led New York (1-6) with 17 points and nine rebounds. Han Xu added 12 points, while Rebecca Allen and Stefanie Dolson each scored 11.
Seattle's Gabby Williams was fouled on a driving layup attempt with 2.3 seconds left in regulation and the game tied at 67-all, but she missed both free throws.
Seattle scored the first 10 points in a 17-4 run that pushed the Storm's lead to 14 points before going into halftime ahead 34-24. Chantel Lavender made back-to-back baskets before Loyd hit a step-back 3-pointer midway through the third quarter that gave Seattle its biggest lead of the game at 43-27.
New York has lost six games in a row.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 79 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 71 - 79 |
| 5th 10.0 |  |
Crystal Dangerfield lost ball turnover (Gabby Williams steals) | 71 - 79 |
| 5th 15.7 |  |
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2 | 71 - 79 |
| 5th 15.7 | |
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2 | 71 - 78 |
Statistics
 NY |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-70 | FG | 25-72 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 9-32 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-14 | FT | 22-27 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 29 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,001 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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