Aliyah Boston of the Phantom and Aaliyah Edwards faced off in a one-on-one matchup as part of the Unrivaled 2026 tournament, according to a post shared by Unrivaled Data on February 23, 2026.
The Unrivaled league, co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is nearing the end of its second season. The regular season concludes Friday, with the first round of playoffs beginning Saturday. Six teams have qualified for the playoffs, with final matchups to be determined by Friday’s results.
Unrivaled recently made history with a regular season game in Philadelphia on February 13, 2026, attracting 21,490 fans – the highest attendance for a women’s basketball regular season game ever. The league will continue its momentum with semifinal playoff action at the Barclays Center in New York on Monday. This marks the first time Unrivaled will play in an arena that also hosts a WNBA team.
The league’s voting for MVP closed on Monday, February 23, 2026, with media ballots due the following day. The MVP vote is weighted as follows: players (30%), coaches/executives (30%), media (25%), and fans (15%). Voting for Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and All-Unrivaled First & Second Teams is weighted differently: players (35%), coaches/executives (35%), and media (30%), with no fan vote.
The Barclays Center semifinals will feature the top two seeded teams facing the winners of the first-round playoff games in Miami, where the No. 3 seed will play the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed will play the No. 5 seed on Saturday. The Phantom, featuring New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Plum, has already secured the No. 1 seed.
According to Unrivaled’s player statistics from the February 13th matchup, Aliyah Boston recorded 4 field goals out of 11 attempts (36.4%), 2 free throws out of 2 (100%), 8 rebounds (3 offensive, 5 defensive), and 0 assists, steals, or blocks. Aaliyah Edwards recorded 0 field goals out of 5 attempts (0%), 0 three-point attempts, 0 free throws out of 1 (0%), 5 rebounds (1 offensive, 4 defensive), 0 assists, steals, or blocks, and 2 turnovers.
