FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Indiana Fever
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 19 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 77 |
| IND | 6 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 86 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Indiana Fever finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 86-77, a 9-point margin. The first-half totals were 41 for Phoenix Mercury and 41 for Indiana Fever; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 36 and 45. The combined final of 163 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 19-IND 6, 19-6 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 22-IND 35, 41-41 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 11-IND 30, 52-71 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 25-IND 15, 77-86 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 25 points, while Indiana Fever's high was 35; the final separation was 9 points.
The first-half margin was 0 points, compared with 9 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 41% from the field, 20% from three and 76% at the line; Indiana Fever posted 42%, 29% and 76%. Rebounds finished 29-39, assists 19-15 and turnovers 12-14. The same team box reports a 40-26 split in paint points and 8-12 in offensive rebounds.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix Mercury with 20 points. Natasha Mack supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 9 assists. For Indiana Fever, the corresponding leaders were Caitlin Clark with 24 points, Monique Billings with 10 rebounds and Caitlin Clark with 9 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from PHX and 10 from IND. 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. Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +183.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 5-13 across 18 games and Indiana Fever at 10-7 across 17. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 418-441 for the away team and 481-464 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 Indiana Fever 1; aggregate scoring was 77-86. The teams are separated by 8 places in the overall order and by 8 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 | IND |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 41 | 42 |
| 3P% | 20 | 29 |
| FT% | 76 | 76 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 39 |
| Assists | 19 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 14 |
| Paint points | 40 | 26 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 34 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 8-12 | -13 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 31 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | -9 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 5 |
| Lexi Held * | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-7 | -1 |
| Natasha Mack * | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2-7 | -8 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | -15 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1-5 | -6 |
| Kyara Linskens | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-5 | -10 |
| Shay Ciezki | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Quionche Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Monique Akoa Makani | LEFT HAMSTRING | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 32 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 8-20 | 9 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 29 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2-9 | 10 |
| Caitlin Clark * | 29 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 8-17 | 13 |
| Monique Billings * | 28 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4-4 | 15 |
| Lexie Hull * | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0-5 | -2 |
| Raven Johnson | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2-6 | 3 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Makayla Timpson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Grace VanSlooten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Damiris Dantas | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Tyasha Harris | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |