FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Toronto Tempo
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 23 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 98 |
| PHX | 23 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 90 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Toronto Tempo finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 98-90, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 45 for Toronto Tempo and 44 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 53 and 46. The combined final of 188 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: TOR 23-PHX 23, 23-23 cumulative; 2Q: TOR 22-PHX 21, 45-44 cumulative; 3Q: TOR 28-PHX 30, 73-74 cumulative; 4Q: TOR 25-PHX 16, 98-90 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Toronto Tempo's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 30; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 1 points, compared with 7 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
Toronto Tempo recorded 46% from the field, 42% from three and 83% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 46%, 18% and 79%. Rebounds finished 35-32, assists 15-20 and turnovers 11-9. The same team box reports a 26-52 split in paint points and 8-8 in offensive rebounds.
Brittney Sykes led Toronto Tempo with 31 points. Brittney Sykes supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Brittney Sykes led with 6 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Kahleah Copper with 18 points, Natasha Mack with 10 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from TOR 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, Toronto Tempo are 10-18, No. 13 overall and No. 6 in the East, 8.5 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 -154 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Toronto Tempo stood at 3-2 across 5 games and Phoenix Mercury at 2-3 across 5. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 450-426 for the away team and 443-430 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Toronto Tempo recorded 1 wins and Phoenix Mercury 0; aggregate scoring was 98-90. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 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 | TOR | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 46 | 46 |
| 3P% | 42 | 18 |
| FT% | 83 | 79 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 32 |
| Assists | 15 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 9 |
| Paint points | 26 | 52 |
Toronto Tempo
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Sykes * | 35 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 10-19 | 2 |
| Kiki Rice * | 34 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5-7 | 13 |
| Maria Conde * | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1-9 | 1 |
| Marina Mabrey * | 32 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 11-23 | 7 |
| Laura Juskaite * | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 9 |
| Kia Nurse | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 4 |
| Teonni Key | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 5 |
| Nikolina Milic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | -2 |
| Lexi Held | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Isabelle Harrison | RIGHT HAND | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Nyara Sabally | NECK INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Temi Fagbenle | RIGHT SHOULDER | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Mariella Fasoula | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Julie Allemand | LEFT HIP INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6-7 | -2 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 35 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7-18 | -14 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4-11 | -9 |
| Jovana Nogic * | 29 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4-15 | -19 |
| Natasha Mack * | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6-7 | 4 |
| Noemie Brochant | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | -7 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Kiana Williams | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 13 |
| Kyara Linskens | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Quionche Carter | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |