FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Las Vegas Aces
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 9 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 58 |
| LV | 29 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 106 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Las Vegas Aces finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 106-58, a 48-point margin. The first-half totals were 22 for Phoenix Mercury and 57 for Las Vegas Aces; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 36 and 49. The combined final of 164 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 9-LV 29, 9-29 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 13-LV 28, 22-57 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 14-LV 22, 36-79 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 22-LV 27, 58-106 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 22 points, while Las Vegas Aces's high was 29; the final separation was 48 points.
The first-half margin was 35 points, compared with 13 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 35% from the field, 23% from three and 63% at the line; Las Vegas Aces posted 51%, 40% and 88%. Rebounds finished 29-47, assists 14-31 and turnovers 17-8. The same team box reports a 28-42 split in paint points and 3-12 in offensive rebounds.
Monique Akoa Makani led Phoenix Mercury with 13 points. Valeriane Ayayi supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while DeWanna Bonner led with 3 assists. For Las Vegas Aces, the corresponding leaders were A'ja Wilson with 21 points, A'ja Wilson with 15 rebounds and Chelsea Gray with 12 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 10 from LV. 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. Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +140.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 8-16 across 24 games and Las Vegas Aces at 17-6 across 23. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 392-422 for the away team and 467-411 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 1 wins and Las Vegas Aces 2; aggregate scoring was 233-258. The teams are separated by 10 places in the overall order and by 9 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 | LV |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 35 | 51 |
| 3P% | 23 | 40 |
| FT% | 63 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 47 |
| Assists | 14 | 31 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 8 |
| Paint points | 28 | 42 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriane Ayayi * | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1-5 | -33 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3-8 | -36 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4-14 | -41 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | -30 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1-6 | -29 |
| Lexi Held | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | -25 |
| Noemie Brochant | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | -13 |
| Marta Suarez | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | -12 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0-3 | -21 |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Gray * | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 6-12 | 42 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 25 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 8-16 | 30 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2-5 | 21 |
| Jackie Young * | 24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3-9 | 37 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6-7 | 24 |
| Jewell Loyd | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 36 |
| Kierstan Bell | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1-6 | 14 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 14 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4-7 | 8 |
| Brianna Turner | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 23 |
| Justine Pissott | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6-7 | 5 |