FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 11 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 68 |
| NY | 17 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 75 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 75-68, a 7-point margin. The first-half totals were 31 for Phoenix Mercury and 34 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 37 and 41. The combined final of 143 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 11-NY 17, 11-17 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 20-NY 17, 31-34 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 23-NY 25, 54-59 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 14-NY 16, 68-75 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 23 points, while New York Liberty's high was 25; the final separation was 7 points.
The first-half margin was 3 points, compared with 4 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 34% from the field, 25% from three and 91% at the line; New York Liberty posted 43%, 32% and 88%. Rebounds finished 23-40, assists 14-18 and turnovers 9-16. The same team box reports a 22-30 split in paint points and 3-7 in offensive rebounds.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix Mercury with 16 points. Natasha Mack supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 8 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Pauline Astier with 16 points, Jonquel Jones with 9 rebounds and Pauline Astier with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 10 from NY. 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. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 2-7 across 9 games and New York Liberty at 5-4 across 9. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 400-436 for the away team and 379-401 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 0 wins and New York Liberty 2; aggregate scoring was 142-159. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 6 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 | NY |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 34 | 43 |
| 3P% | 25 | 32 |
| FT% | 91 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 23 | 40 |
| Assists | 14 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 16 |
| Paint points | 22 | 30 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4-16 | -4 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 36 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5-14 | -8 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5-8 | -9 |
| Natasha Mack * | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3-5 | -11 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | -5 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | -5 |
| Kyara Linskens | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Jovana Nogic | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kiana Williams | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Quionche Carter | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonquel Jones * | 31 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2-9 | 8 |
| Pauline Astier * | 31 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6-8 | 10 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 2 |
| Breanna Stewart * | 29 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4-11 | 4 |
| Marine Johannes * | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | -6 |
| Han Xu | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4-7 | 5 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | 2 |
| Satou Sabally | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 5 |
| Rebecca Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Raquel Carrera | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |