The Unrivaled basketball league crowned its second champion on Wednesday night as Arike Ogunbowale and Allisha Gray powered Mist to an 80-74 victory over Phantom, securing the 2026 title. The win marks a significant turnaround for a Mist squad that both its regular-season games against Phantom before peaking at the perfect moment to claim the championship.<\/p>\n
Complimenting Breanna Stewart’s 32 points, Ogunbowale<\/a> finished with 19 points to help Mist maintain control throughout the back-and-forth affair. Gray contributed 12 points, providing the veteran scoring punch needed to hold off a late surge from the top-seeded Phantom squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n The win comes with a major financial reward for the six players on Mist\u2019s roster, who will split a $600,000 winners’ pool. That\u2019s double the prize money awarded to Rose during the league\u2019s inaugural season in 2025.<\/p>\n Phantom kept the game tight behind a massive scoring night from Kelsey Plum, who put up 40 points on 14-of-21 shooting. Despite her scoring outburst, the depth and resilience of the Mist roster proved too much to overcome. Kiki Iriafen, one of the league’s rising stars and a top pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, finished with 13 points for Phantom, while Tiffany Hayes chipped in 12.<\/p>\n The championship game highlighted the rapid growth of the 3-on-3 league co-founded by Napheesa Collier. Designed to bridge the gap during the WNBA offseason, Unrivaled expanded this year to include more teams and a bevy of young talent. The league also saw a massive jump in visibility, breaking attendance records <\/a>during a tour stop in Philadelphia and selling out the Barclays Center for the semifinal round in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n