FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Connecticut Sun
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 23 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 87 |
| CON | 32 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 90 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Connecticut Sun finished ahead of Portland Fire, 90-87, a 3-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Portland Fire and 50 for Connecticut Sun; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 47 and 40. The combined final of 177 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 23-CON 32, 23-32 cumulative; 2Q: POR 17-CON 18, 40-50 cumulative; 3Q: POR 23-CON 22, 63-72 cumulative; 4Q: POR 24-CON 18, 87-90 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Connecticut Sun's high was 32; the final separation was 3 points.
The first-half margin was 10 points, compared with 7 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 48% from the field, 35% from three and 95% at the line; Connecticut Sun posted 52%, 21% and 85%. Rebounds finished 24-31, assists 19-28 and turnovers 15-14. The same team box reports a 36-46 split in paint points and 4-11 in offensive rebounds.
Carla Leite led Portland Fire with 18 points. Emily Engstler supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Emily Engstler led with 7 assists. For Connecticut Sun, the corresponding leaders were Aaliyah Edwards with 21 points, Aaliyah Edwards with 8 rebounds and Charlisse Leger-Walker with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from POR and 9 from CON. 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. Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and -205.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 10-14 across 24 games and Connecticut Sun at 6-18 across 24. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 469-466 for the away team and 407-427 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 2 wins and Connecticut Sun 1; aggregate scoring was 241-233. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 4 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 | CON |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 48 | 52 |
| 3P% | 35 | 21 |
| FT% | 95 | 85 |
| Rebounds | 24 | 31 |
| Assists | 19 | 28 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 14 |
| Paint points | 36 | 46 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Leite * | 33 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 6-11 | 3 |
| Bridget Carleton * | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5-11 | 2 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6-12 | 2 |
| Emily Engstler * | 29 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5-12 | 5 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3-7 | -6 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Frieda Buhner | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | -8 |
| Serah Williams | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Teja Oblak | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -6 |
| Sania Feagin | INJURY/ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Holly Winterburn | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Jordan Harrison | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 33 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2-8 | 5 |
| Diamond Miller * | 32 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3-8 | -5 |
| Leila Lacan * | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6-11 | 1 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa * | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4-9 | -9 |
| Brittney Griner * | 24 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8-11 | 3 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9-13 | 8 |
| Kennedy Burke | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1-5 | 1 |
| Nell Angloma | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 7 |
| Raegan Beers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Aneesah Morrow | INJURY/ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Hailey Van Lith | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Saniya Rivers | INJURY/ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Gianna Kneepkens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ashlon Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |