Overview
- Mist BC defeated top-seeded Phantom BC 80-74 at Sephora Arena in Medley, Florida, with Breanna Stewart earning Finals MVP after a 32-point performance.
- A late offensive foul on Stewart was overturned to a block on review, and she hit the ensuing free throw to reach the target score and seal the championship.
- Phantom’s Kelsey Plum scored 40 points on 14-for-21 shooting, setting the Unrivaled playoff single-game scoring record in the loss.
- The six Mist players will split a $600,000 purse, awarding $100,000 per player, up from the $50,000 per player given to last season’s champions.
- Unrivaled’s second season expanded to eight teams, drew a record 21,490 crowd in Philadelphia and sold out the Brooklyn semifinals, reported about $45 million in revenue, and faced a roughly 31% midseason TV ratings decline as the unresolved WNBA CBA talks linger over the wider calendar.