| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POR | 19 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 81 |
 SEA | 27 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 91 |
F. Johnson led all scorers (20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST). L. Geiselsoder answered with 15 for the Fire, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Fire run. The Storm won the glass 43–32, and that was the margin. Storm won Q1 by 8 (19–27), the period that decided it. Field goals: Fire 41%, Storm 34%. From deep: Fire 26%, Storm 29%. Rebounds: Fire 32, Storm 43. Turnovers: Fire 0, Storm 16. Points in the paint: Fire 30, Storm 28.
The Storm sit 8th in the Western Conference, 23 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 over their last 10. The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Jaelyn Brown makes free throw 2 of 2Score73-79Mackenzie Holmes makes free throw 1 of 2Score73-79Mackenzie Holmes makes free throw 2 of 2Score73-80Taina Mair makes free throw 1 of 2Score73-81Taina Mair makes free throw 2 of 2Score73-82Nyadiew Puoch makes free throw 2 of 2Score74-82Nyadiew Puoch makes layup (Jordan Harrison assists)Score76-83Elle Ladine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalyn Brown assists)Score76-86Mackenzie Holmes makes 11-foot step back jumpshotScore76-88Serah Williams makes 5-foot jumperScore78-88Jaelyn Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Taina Mair assists)Score78-91Haley Jones makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-91Haley Jones makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-91Serah Williams makes free throw 1 of 2Score81-91Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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