FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Indiana Fever
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 28 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 92 |
| PHX | 24 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 89 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Indiana Fever finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 92-89, a 3-point margin. The first-half totals were 47 for Indiana Fever and 53 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 45 and 36. The combined final of 181 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: IND 28-PHX 24, 28-24 cumulative; 2Q: IND 19-PHX 29, 47-53 cumulative; 3Q: IND 22-PHX 15, 69-68 cumulative; 4Q: IND 23-PHX 21, 92-89 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Indiana Fever's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 29; the final separation was 3 points.
The first-half margin was 6 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
Indiana Fever recorded 50% from the field, 44% from three and 100% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 49%, 41% and 80%. Rebounds finished 30-27, assists 18-23 and turnovers 10-11. The same team box reports a 32-42 split in paint points and 6-4 in offensive rebounds.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana Fever with 29 points. Aliyah Boston supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Kelsey Mitchell led with 8 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Alyssa Thomas with 22 points, DeWanna Bonner with 7 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from IND and 9 from PHX. 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, Indiana Fever are 19-10, No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the East, 0 games behind the conference leader. Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +183 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Indiana Fever stood at 13-9 across 22 games and Phoenix Mercury at 8-15 across 23. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 488-461 for the away team and 445-425 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Indiana Fever recorded 2 wins and Phoenix Mercury 1; aggregate scoring was 287-277. 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 | IND | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 50 | 49 |
| 3P% | 44 | 41 |
| FT% | 100 | 80 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 27 |
| Assists | 18 | 23 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 11 |
| Paint points | 32 | 42 |
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Boston * | 38 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 9-16 | 7 |
| Kelsey Mitchell * | 35 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 10-22 | 4 |
| Tyasha Harris * | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6-8 | 4 |
| Lexie Hull * | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | -3 |
| Monique Billings * | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 5 |
| Raven Johnson | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3-7 | -4 |
| Makayla Timpson | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0-2 | 9 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Grace VanSlooten | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Damiris Dantas | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Caitlin Clark | REST | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Bree Hall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 33 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10-18 | -5 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 32 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 9-17 | -8 |
| Valeriane Ayayi * | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | -10 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4-8 | -11 |
| Lexi Held * | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Monique Akoa Makani | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | -3 |
| Noemie Brochant | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 12 |
| Marta Suarez | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 5 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-5 | 8 |
| Natasha Mack | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Shay Ciezki | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Quionche Carter | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |