Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLoyd scores 20, Horston 16 as Storm hit 12 3s, beats Mercury 90-66
Diggins-Smith finished with 12 points and 11 assists and Nneka Ogwumike scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Seattle (21-14). The Storm are 1 1/2 games behind Las Vegas for the No. 4 seed. Phoenix is 1 1/2 games behind Indiana for the sixth seed.
Horston made a hook shot that gave the Storm the lead for good with almost 8 minutes left in the second quarter and sparked a 17-4 run. Horston scored seven more points while Diggins-Smith and Sami Whitcomb each hit a 3-pointer in the spurt that pushed Seattle's lead to 36-23 with 3:17 left in the first half.
Horston, who scored in double figures for the first time since prior to the monthlong break for the Paris Olympics, poured in 11 points as Seattle outscored the Mercury 28-13 in the second quarter to take a 15-point lead into halftime.
Diana Taurasi led Phoenix (17-19) with 18 points. Kahleah Copper added 11 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
Seattle hit 12 3-pointers — including three apiece by Whitcomb, Diggins-Smith and Loyd — and committed just six turnovers.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 90 |
| 4th 19.1 |  |
Celeste Taylor bad pass (Nika Muhl steals) | 66 - 90 |
| 4th 35.1 |  |
Joyner Holmes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nika Muhl assists) | 66 - 90 |
| 4th 47.1 | |
Storm defensive team rebound | 66 - 87 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 36-84 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 8-9 | FT | 6-7 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 14,066 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
 Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
 Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
 Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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