Stewart drops 32 as Mist overcome Plum's 40 to win Unrivaled title - ESPN
MEDLEY, Fla. — She was a two-time state champion in high school coming out of the Syracuse area. She then was a four-time NCAA champion at UConn. She has won three WNBA titles, three World Cup gold medals, three Olympic gold medals, even two EuroLeague titles.
And now, add to the mix a title in Unrivaled, a league that she co-founded.
Breanna Stewart has won it all.
Stewart and Mist are the queens of Unrivaled for 2026, topping Phantom 80-74 in the championship game Wednesday night to cap the league's second season. Stewart scored 32 points, setting the tone by scoring Mist's first 12 points of the second half and her team — which went 0-2 against Phantom in the regular season — wouldn't trail again.
«What I'll remember the most about this Mist team is we might not be the loudest, but we're going to work the hardest,» said Stewart, who was picked as MVP of the final and whose team will split a $600,000 winners' pool.
It ended somewhat controversially: An offensive foul on Stewart was overturned to a block on review, giving her a free throw to win the title. Stewart swished the shot, and confetti fell from the roof in celebration.
«Just focused on doing it for my team,» Stewart said.
Kelsey Plum carried Phantom with 40 points on 14-for-21 shooting, along with six rebounds and five assists. It was a brilliant effort, but Stewart and Mist had just a bit too much.
Arike Ogunbowale had 19 and Allisha Gray scored 12 for Mist, while Kiki Iriafen scored 13 and Tiffany Hayes had 12 for Phantom.
«There was complete faith in this group,» Mist coach Zach O'Brien said. «I'm just glad we got it done.»
Stewart and Napheesa Collier are credited as the co-founders of the league, one that if nothing else has filled a void on the calendar


