FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Connecticut Sun
vs Portland Fire
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 24 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 82 |
| POR | 25 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 83 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Portland Fire finished ahead of Connecticut Sun, 83-82, a 1-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Connecticut Sun and 38 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 40 and 45. The combined final of 165 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CON 24-POR 25, 24-25 cumulative; 2Q: CON 18-POR 13, 42-38 cumulative; 3Q: CON 22-POR 26, 64-64 cumulative; 4Q: CON 18-POR 19, 82-83 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Connecticut Sun's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Portland Fire's high was 26; the final separation was 1 points.
The first-half margin was 4 points, compared with 5 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
Connecticut Sun recorded 51% from the field, 35% from three and 55% at the line; Portland Fire posted 45%, 32% and 77%. Rebounds finished 32-27, assists 23-23 and turnovers 17-15. The same team box reports a 36-40 split in paint points and 10-7 in offensive rebounds.
Brittney Griner led Connecticut Sun with 16 points. Aneesah Morrow supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Saniya Rivers led with 6 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Bridget Carleton with 18 points, Bridget Carleton with 5 rebounds and Sug Sutton with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from CON and 10 from POR. 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, Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games behind the conference leader. Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -205 and -171.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Connecticut Sun stood at 0-5 across 5 games and Portland Fire at 2-2 across 4. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 2-2. Scoring in those short windows was 402-477 for the away team and 346-376 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Connecticut Sun recorded 0 wins and Portland Fire 1; aggregate scoring was 82-83. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 4 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 | CON | POR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 51 | 45 |
| 3P% | 35 | 32 |
| FT% | 55 | 77 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 27 |
| Assists | 23 | 23 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 15 |
| Paint points | 36 | 40 |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Griner * | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6-12 | 9 |
| Hailey Van Lith * | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 7 |
| Kennedy Burke * | 21 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0-5 | -1 |
| Aaliyah Edwards * | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | -10 |
| Diamond Miller * | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Aneesah Morrow | 34 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5-10 | 1 |
| Saniya Rivers | 28 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4-8 | 0 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | -4 |
| Raegan Beers | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Nell Angloma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Ashlon Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 33 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5-12 | 9 |
| Emily Engstler * | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4-7 | 6 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder * | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | 19 |
| Sug Sutton * | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4-10 | 10 |
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4-8 | -7 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7-13 | 5 |
| Holly Winterburn | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | -8 |
| Serah Williams | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Haley Jones | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Megan DiLeo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Frieda Buhner | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |