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 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 61 |
| POR | 17 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 71 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Portland Fire finished ahead of Connecticut Sun, 71-61, a 10-point margin. The first-half totals were 27 for Connecticut Sun and 37 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 34 and 34. The combined final of 132 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CON 16-POR 17, 16-17 cumulative; 2Q: CON 11-POR 20, 27-37 cumulative; 3Q: CON 23-POR 13, 50-50 cumulative; 4Q: CON 11-POR 21, 61-71 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Connecticut Sun's highest-scoring period was 23 points, while Portland Fire's high was 21; the final separation was 10 points.
The first-half margin was 10 points, compared with 0 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 39% from the field, 5% from three and 55% at the line; Portland Fire posted 46%, 32% and 67%. Rebounds finished 33-26, assists 17-16 and turnovers 17-19. The same team box reports a 38-32 split in paint points and 14-6 in offensive rebounds.
Aneesah Morrow led Connecticut Sun with 13 points. Aneesah Morrow supplied a team-high 13 rebounds, while Olivia Nelson-Ododa led with 4 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Carla Leite with 20 points, Sarah Ashlee Barker with 11 rebounds and Carla Leite with 3 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 12 recorded participants from CON and 11 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 1-8 across 9 games and Portland Fire at 5-3 across 8. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 352-406 for the away team and 407-387 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Connecticut Sun recorded 0 wins and Portland Fire 2; aggregate scoring was 143-154. 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% | 39 | 46 |
| 3P% | 5 | 32 |
| FT% | 55 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 26 |
| Assists | 17 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 19 |
| Paint points | 38 | 32 |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aneesah Morrow * | 29 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6-19 | -6 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | -14 |
| Saniya Rivers * | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | -10 |
| Diamond Miller * | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | -9 |
| Aaliyah Edwards * | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Kennedy Burke | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Ashlon Jackson | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Raegan Beers | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Hailey Van Lith | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Nell Angloma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Brittney Griner | RIGHT RIB | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5-10 | 0 |
| Carla Leite * | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | -1 |
| Emily Engstler * | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | -7 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder * | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | -4 |
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | -5 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 22 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2-4 | 19 |
| Megan DiLeo | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3-6 | 15 |
| Teja Oblak | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 11 |
| Frieda Buhner | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 13 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 6 |
| Serah Williams | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Holly Winterburn | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |