FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 83 |
| PHX | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 91 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Chicago Sky, 91-83, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 35 for Chicago Sky and 45 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 46. The combined final of 174 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 17-PHX 23, 17-23 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 18-PHX 22, 35-45 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 24-PHX 24, 59-69 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 24-PHX 22, 83-91 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 24; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 10 points, compared with 2 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
Chicago Sky recorded 43% from the field, 27% from three and 73% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 39%, 29% and 90%. Rebounds finished 27-40, assists 16-12 and turnovers 11-15. The same team box reports a 38-32 split in paint points and 6-10 in offensive rebounds.
Rickea Jackson led Chicago Sky with 29 points. Kamilla Cardoso supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Natasha Cloud led with 7 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Jovana Nogic with 27 points, Alyssa Thomas with 11 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from CHI and 9 from PHX. 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, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games behind the conference leader. Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -53 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 2-1 across 3 games and Phoenix Mercury at 2-2 across 4. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-1 and 2-2. Scoring in those short windows was 250-237 for the away team and 353-332 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 0 wins and Phoenix Mercury 1; aggregate scoring was 83-91. The teams are separated by 3 places in the overall order and by 0 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 | CHI | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 39 |
| 3P% | 27 | 29 |
| FT% | 73 | 90 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 40 |
| Assists | 16 | 12 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 15 |
| Paint points | 38 | 32 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickea Jackson * | 32 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10-22 | -21 |
| Gabriela Jaquez * | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4-5 | -5 |
| Jacy Sheldon * | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | -7 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 23 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2-6 | -2 |
| Skylar Diggins * | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-5 | -9 |
| Natasha Cloud | 23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3-8 | -11 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | -5 |
| Rachel Banham | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 12 |
| Sydney Taylor | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 8 |
| Azura Stevens | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Courtney Vandersloot | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 34 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3-16 | 8 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 33 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3-7 | 4 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5-10 | 21 |
| Jovana Nogic * | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6-11 | 23 |
| Natasha Mack * | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3-8 | 9 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | -8 |
| Noemie Brochant | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Kyara Linskens | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-2 | -8 |
| Kiana Williams | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -15 |
| Anneli Maley | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Quionche Carter | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |