FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Chicago Sky
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 78 |
| CHI | 22 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 101 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of Portland Fire, 101-78, a 23-point margin. The first-half totals were 39 for Portland Fire and 46 for Chicago Sky; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 39 and 55. The combined final of 179 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 21-CHI 22, 21-22 cumulative; 2Q: POR 18-CHI 24, 39-46 cumulative; 3Q: POR 21-CHI 29, 60-75 cumulative; 4Q: POR 18-CHI 26, 78-101 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 21 points, while Chicago Sky's high was 29; the final separation was 23 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 16 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
Portland Fire recorded 38% from the field, 40% from three and 80% at the line; Chicago Sky posted 52%, 32% and 79%. Rebounds finished 29-38, assists 20-27 and turnovers 11-12. The same team box reports a 30-56 split in paint points and 8-12 in offensive rebounds.
Megan DiLeo led Portland Fire with 17 points. Sarah Ashlee Barker supplied a team-high 5 rebounds, while Carla Leite led with 6 assists. For Chicago Sky, the corresponding leaders were Skylar Diggins with 15 points, Azura Stevens with 11 rebounds and Skylar Diggins with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 12 recorded participants from POR and 10 from CHI. 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, Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games behind the conference leader. Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and -53.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 8-10 across 18 games and Chicago Sky at 5-12 across 17. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 419-485 for the away team and 457-473 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 0 wins and Chicago Sky 2; aggregate scoring was 161-199. The teams are separated by 1 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 | POR | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 38 | 52 |
| 3P% | 40 | 32 |
| FT% | 80 | 79 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 38 |
| Assists | 20 | 27 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 12 |
| Paint points | 30 | 56 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2-6 | -19 |
| Carla Leite * | 28 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1-8 | -19 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5-12 | -10 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | -11 |
| Emily Engstler * | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4-6 | -3 |
| Frieda Buhner | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-3 | -10 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | -15 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | -8 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | -13 |
| Teja Oblak | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | -5 |
| Serah Williams | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | -3 |
| Holly Winterburn | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azura Stevens * | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3-13 | 1 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6-7 | 16 |
| Skylar Diggins * | 25 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5-10 | 12 |
| Gabriela Jaquez * | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3-7 | 13 |
| Sydney Taylor * | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 4 |
| Jacy Sheldon | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6-12 | 15 |
| Natasha Cloud | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3-3 | 26 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3-4 | 20 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 7 |
| Rachel Banham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Rickea Jackson | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Courtney Vandersloot | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | FOOT INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |