FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Toronto Tempo
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 89 |
| TOR | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 80 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Toronto Tempo, 89-80, a 9-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Phoenix Mercury and 44 for Toronto Tempo; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 47 and 36. The combined final of 169 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 20-TOR 22, 20-22 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 22-TOR 22, 42-44 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 23-TOR 22, 65-66 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 24-TOR 14, 89-80 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Toronto Tempo's high was 22; the final separation was 9 points.
The first-half margin was 2 points, compared with 11 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 43% from the field, 37% from three and 72% at the line; Toronto Tempo posted 46%, 40% and 50%. Rebounds finished 32-35, assists 16-26 and turnovers 8-12. The same team box reports a 38-34 split in paint points and 7-4 in offensive rebounds.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix Mercury with 27 points. DeWanna Bonner supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while DeWanna Bonner led with 3 assists. For Toronto Tempo, the corresponding leaders were Nyara Sabally with 14 points, Isabelle Harrison with 7 rebounds and Julie Allemand with 10 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 8 from TOR. 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. Toronto Tempo are 10-18, No. 13 overall and No. 6 in the East, 8.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and -154.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 7-13 across 20 games and Toronto Tempo at 9-10 across 19. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 446-434 for the away team and 484-490 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 Toronto Tempo 1; aggregate scoring was 179-178. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 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 | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 46 |
| 3P% | 37 | 40 |
| FT% | 72 | 50 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 35 |
| Assists | 16 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 12 |
| Paint points | 38 | 34 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 34 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 10-15 | -5 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 33 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4-13 | -1 |
| Lexi Held * | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 7 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | -2 |
| Kyara Linskens * | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0-2 | 4 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 27 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7-14 | 8 |
| Marta Suarez | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 11 |
| Quionche Carter | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 11 |
| Shay Ciezki | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 12 |
| Alyssa Thomas | SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Natasha Mack | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY, LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Monique Akoa Makani | LEFT HAMSTRING | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Toronto Tempo
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Allemand * | 39 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4-6 | -8 |
| Maria Conde * | 37 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4-14 | -6 |
| Isabelle Harrison * | 27 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5-11 | -6 |
| Nyara Sabally * | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5-10 | -18 |
| Kia Nurse * | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | -18 |
| Tima Pouye | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5-10 | 6 |
| Temi Fagbenle | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4-6 | -1 |
| Laura Juskaite | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Teonni Key | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Brittney Sykes | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Marina Mabrey | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kiki Rice | LEFT ANKLE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |