FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Dallas Wings
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 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 70 |
| DAL | 24 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 85 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Dallas Wings finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 85-70, a 15-point margin. The first-half totals were 36 for Phoenix Mercury and 45 for Dallas Wings; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 34 and 40. The combined final of 155 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 20-DAL 24, 20-24 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 16-DAL 21, 36-45 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 16-DAL 25, 52-70 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 18-DAL 15, 70-85 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 20 points, while Dallas Wings's high was 25; the final separation was 15 points.
The first-half margin was 9 points, compared with 6 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 39% from the field, 33% from three and 78% at the line; Dallas Wings posted 52%, 22% and 88%. Rebounds finished 30-37, assists 21-24 and turnovers 16-16. The same team box reports a 22-50 split in paint points and 7-7 in offensive rebounds.
Lexi Held led Phoenix Mercury with 17 points. Alyssa Thomas supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 10 assists. For Dallas Wings, the corresponding leaders were Paige Bueckers with 31 points, Jessica Shepard with 10 rebounds and Jessica Shepard with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 11 from DAL. 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. Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +102.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 4-10 across 14 games and Dallas Wings at 8-4 across 12. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 378-423 for the away team and 439-409 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 0 wins and Dallas Wings 1; aggregate scoring was 70-85. The teams are separated by 6 places in the overall order and by 7 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 | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 52 |
| 3P% | 33 | 22 |
| FT% | 78 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 37 |
| Assists | 21 | 24 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
| Paint points | 22 | 50 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 32 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3-8 | -14 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 29 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3-10 | -12 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | -7 |
| Natasha Mack * | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | -16 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-8 | -22 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4-8 | -1 |
| Lexi Held | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6-10 | 1 |
| Jovana Nogic | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | -3 |
| Quionche Carter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azzi Fudd * | 34 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7-13 | 21 |
| Jessica Shepard * | 32 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7-8 | 20 |
| Paige Bueckers * | 32 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 14-20 | 18 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1-9 | 16 |
| Maddy Siegrist * | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 5 |
| Aziaha James | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3-9 | -6 |
| Alanna Smith | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Awak Kuier | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Alysha Clark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -4 |
| JJ Quinerly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Li Yueru | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 |