FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Portland Fire
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 21 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 78 |
| POR | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 72 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Portland Fire, 78-72, a 6-point margin. The first-half totals were 38 for Phoenix Mercury and 34 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 40 and 38. The combined final of 150 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 21-POR 16, 21-16 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 17-POR 18, 38-34 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 17-POR 17, 55-51 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 23-POR 21, 78-72 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 Portland Fire's high was 21; the final separation was 6 points.
The first-half margin was 4 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
Phoenix Mercury recorded 42% from the field, 33% from three and 86% at the line; Portland Fire posted 42%, 38% and 82%. Rebounds finished 24-32, assists 21-18 and turnovers 12-20. The same team box reports a 24-28 split in paint points and 7-8 in offensive rebounds.
DeWanna Bonner led Phoenix Mercury with 19 points. DeWanna Bonner supplied a team-high 5 rebounds, while Jovana Nogic led with 6 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Sarah Ashlee Barker with 15 points, Sarah Ashlee Barker with 7 rebounds and Teja Oblak with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from PHX 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, Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 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 -100 and -171.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 4-8 across 12 games and Portland Fire at 6-6 across 12. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 369-410 for the away team and 386-404 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 1 wins and Portland Fire 0; aggregate scoring was 78-72. The teams are separated by 2 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 | PHX | POR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 42 | 42 |
| 3P% | 33 | 38 |
| FT% | 86 | 82 |
| Rebounds | 24 | 32 |
| Assists | 21 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 20 |
| Paint points | 24 | 28 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWanna Bonner * | 34 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6-15 | 12 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4-8 | 9 |
| Jovana Nogic * | 30 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3-11 | 10 |
| Natasha Mack * | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7-11 | 14 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 9 |
| Lexi Held | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | -7 |
| Marta Suarez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Quionche Carter | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | -6 |
| Kyara Linskens | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | -4 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Alyssa Thomas | LEFT CALF | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kahleah Copper | LEFT HIP INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6-10 | -7 |
| Bridget Carleton * | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2-9 | -17 |
| Carla Leite * | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2-6 | -19 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | -15 |
| Emily Engstler * | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | -19 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 11 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 9 |
| Teja Oblak | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4-4 | 13 |
| Frieda Buhner | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 12 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 2 |
| Serah Williams | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Holly Winterburn | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |