FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Las Vegas Aces
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 27 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 99 |
| LV | 21 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 66 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Las Vegas Aces, 99-66, a 33-point margin. The first-half totals were 56 for Phoenix Mercury and 35 for Las Vegas Aces; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 43 and 31. The combined final of 165 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 27-LV 21, 27-21 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 29-LV 14, 56-35 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 27-LV 10, 83-45 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 16-LV 21, 99-66 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 29 points, while Las Vegas Aces's high was 21; the final separation was 33 points.
The first-half margin was 21 points, compared with 12 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Phoenix Mercury recorded 49% from the field, 46% from three and 80% at the line; Las Vegas Aces posted 41%, 21% and 50%. Rebounds finished 37-35, assists 23-19 and turnovers 7-17. The same team box reports a 46-38 split in paint points and 7-6 in offensive rebounds.
Alyssa Thomas led Phoenix Mercury with 20 points. Natasha Mack supplied a team-high 15 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 9 assists. For Las Vegas Aces, the corresponding leaders were A'ja Wilson with 19 points, Jackie Young with 6 rebounds and Chelsea Gray with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from PHX and 10 from LV. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games behind the conference leader. Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +140.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 1-0 across 1 games and Las Vegas Aces at 0-1 across 1. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-0 and 0-1. Scoring in those short windows was 99-66 for the away team and 66-99 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 1 wins and Las Vegas Aces 0; aggregate scoring was 99-66. The teams are separated by 10 places in the overall order and by 9 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | PHX | LV |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 49 | 41 |
| 3P% | 46 | 21 |
| FT% | 80 | 50 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 35 |
| Assists | 23 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 17 |
| Paint points | 46 | 38 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 28 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 29 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 26 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 9-17 | 25 |
| Natasha Mack * | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4-5 | 34 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5-7 | 31 |
| Jovana Nogic * | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 5-8 | 26 |
| Kiana Williams | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 9 |
| Noemie Brochant | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 9 |
| Kyara Linskens | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 5 |
| Quionche Carter | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Peyton Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Anneli Maley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | -1 |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Young * | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5-15 | -24 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 24 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8-15 | -22 |
| Chelsea Gray * | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2-6 | -24 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4-7 | -16 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | -19 |
| Jewell Loyd | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | -22 |
| Kierstan Bell | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0-4 | -14 |
| Chennedy Carter | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | -9 |
| Brianna Turner | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-3 | -8 |