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 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 111 |
| IND | 35 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 109 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Indiana Fever, 111-109, a 2-point margin. The first-half totals were 53 for Phoenix Mercury and 55 for Indiana Fever; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 58 and 54. The combined final of 220 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 29-IND 35, 29-35 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 24-IND 20, 53-55 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 29-IND 30, 82-85 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 29-IND 24, 111-109 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 29 points, while Indiana Fever's high was 35; the final separation was 2 points.
The first-half margin was 2 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 59% from the field, 35% from three and 79% at the line; Indiana Fever posted 59%, 48% and 95%. Rebounds finished 26-26, assists 21-30 and turnovers 10-16. The same team box reports a 52-48 split in paint points and 6-5 in offensive rebounds.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix Mercury with 28 points. DeWanna Bonner supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Noemie Brochant led with 9 assists. For Indiana Fever, the corresponding leaders were Kelsey Mitchell with 30 points, Aliyah Boston with 9 rebounds and Caitlin Clark with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 8 recorded participants from PHX and 9 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 6-13 across 19 games and Indiana Fever at 10-8 across 18. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 459-465 for the away team and 505-500 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 1 wins and Indiana Fever 1; aggregate scoring was 188-195. 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% | 59 | 59 |
| 3P% | 35 | 48 |
| FT% | 79 | 95 |
| Rebounds | 26 | 26 |
| Assists | 21 | 30 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 16 |
| Paint points | 52 | 48 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 38 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12-17 | 0 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 33 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5-11 | 11 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 33 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5-9 | 1 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 31 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6-10 | 4 |
| Lexi Held * | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | -5 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 9 |
| Marta Suarez | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | -7 |
| Quionche Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Natasha Mack | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Monique Akoa Makani | LEFT HAMSTRING | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 38 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 11-16 | -4 |
| Aliyah Boston * | 35 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9-16 | -2 |
| Lexie Hull * | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 5 |
| Monique Billings * | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Caitlin Clark * | 20 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 5-9 | -2 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5-10 | 4 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | -7 |
| Raven Johnson | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1-2 | 7 |
| Tyasha Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | -6 |
| Makayla Timpson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Grace VanSlooten | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Damiris Dantas | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |