Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCopper scores 23 of her 30 points in the 1st half as the Mercury race past the Storm, 90-67
Copper was 9 of 12 from the field in the first half to help Phoenix (8-13) build a 55-36 lead. Copper scored her first points of the second half with 8:39 left for a 75-60 lead. She finished 12 of 21 from the field.
Lexi Held had 17 points and a career-high five 3-pointers for Phoenix. Alyssa Thomas had nine points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, and DeWanna Bonner was held to six points on 3-of-10 shooting.
Awa Fam and Natisha Hiedeman each scored 13 points for Seattle (5-16), which dropped to 1-9 away from home this season. Flau’jae Johnson and Jade Melbourne had 11 apiece. Seattle was outrebounded 40-29.
Ezi Magbegor made her season debut for Seattle after missing the first 20 games with a foot injury. She had eight points in 17 minutes.
Mercury: Host Chicago on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 67 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 67 - 90 |
| 4th 20.9 |  |
Zia Cooke defensive rebound | 67 - 90 |
| 4th 22.2 |  |
Kyara Linskens misses 18-foot two point shot | 67 - 90 |
| 4th 36.6 | |
Quionche Carter defensive rebound | 67 - 90 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-62 | FG | 33-73 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 7-12 | FT | 13-19 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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