Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupNatasha Mack scores career-high 16 and the Mercury beat the Storm 72-68 to snap 7-game skid
Awa Fam scored 18 points and Natisha Hiedeman added 15 for Seattle (3-8), which has lost four straight games.
Copper put the Mercury ahead 61-59 with 5:37 remaining and they did not trail again.
DeWanna Bonner made a jumper, fast-break layup and free throw to extend Phoenix’s lead to 68-61 with 2:39 left.
Seattle got within one possession twice in the final 20 seconds, but Copper went 4 for 4 at the free-throw line to seal it.
Monique Akoa Makani added 12 points, and Bonner scored five of her 10 points in the final four minutes for Phoenix (3-8), which secured its first victory since beating Chicago on May 15.
Phoenix led 36-33 at halftime despite shooting just 35% from the field, including 2 of 13 from 3-point range. The Mercury went 10 of 13 from the stripe, while Seattle did not attempt a free throw.
Hiedeman scored 10 of the Storm's 22 points in the third to help them take a 55-52 lead entering the fourth.
The teams combined to go 12 of 55 from 3-point range.
Seattle: Travels to play Minnesota on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 68 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 68 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Storm offensive team rebound | 72 - 68 |
| 4th 0.4 | |
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 28-foot three point jumper | 72 - 68 |
| 4th 0.6 | |
Kahleah Copper vs. Stefanie Dolson (Katie Lou Samuelson gains possession) | 72 - 68 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 28-73 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 3-22 | 3PT | 9-33 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 21-27 | FT | 3-5 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 75 | Percent Led | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,109 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W8 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 3 | W5 | 0.75 | 9 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 8 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 5 | W2 | 0.61538464 | 8 |
 Los Angeles |
4 | 6 | W2 | 0.5 | 6 |
 Portland |
5 | 8 | L4 | 0.42857143 | 6 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 10 | L2 | 0.2857143 | 4 |
 Seattle |
8.5 | 12 | L8 | 0.2 | 3 |
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