Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStewart scores 33, Seattle beats Minnesota 89-77
Seattle made its first four 3-pointers for a 12-0 lead and Stewart made the Storm’s sixth of the first quarter, in eight attempts, for a 23-9 advantage. The Storm set a season high with 56 first-half points.
Seattle finished 11 of 25 from distance with four from Stewart and three from Sue Bird. Stewart was 13 of 20 from the field, finishing five points shy of her career high.
Bird scored 13 points and Gabby Williams added 11 for Seattle (20-12). Briann January made her 1,000th career field goal.
Nikolina Milic scored 13 points and Sylvia Fowles added 12 for Minnesota (12-20).
Seattle, which won its sixth straight home game in front of a sold-out crowd of 13,500, hosts Las Vegas on Sunday in Bird’s final regular-season home game before closing with three road games. The Lynx host Seattle on August 12 in the final regular-season matchup between Bird and Fowles.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 89 |
| 4th 16.4 |  |
Rachel Banham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) | 77 - 89 |
| 4th 22.0 | |
Natalie Achonwa defensive rebound | 74 - 89 |
| 4th 25.0 |  |
Gabby Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper | 74 - 89 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-69 | FG | 35-70 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 7-9 | FT | 8-11 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 30 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 13,500 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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