FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Connecticut Sun
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 26 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 96 |
| PHX | 21 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 83 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Connecticut Sun finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 96-83, a 13-point margin. The first-half totals were 54 for Connecticut Sun and 37 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 42 and 46. The combined final of 179 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CON 26-PHX 21, 26-21 cumulative; 2Q: CON 28-PHX 16, 54-37 cumulative; 3Q: CON 19-PHX 22, 73-59 cumulative; 4Q: CON 23-PHX 24, 96-83 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Connecticut Sun's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 24; the final separation was 13 points.
The first-half margin was 17 points, compared with 4 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
Connecticut Sun recorded 52% from the field, 30% from three and 78% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 46%, 27% and 83%. Rebounds finished 34-27, assists 24-18 and turnovers 11-13. The same team box reports a 46-48 split in paint points and 7-4 in offensive rebounds.
Leila Lacan led Connecticut Sun with 26 points. Aaliyah Edwards supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Charlisse Leger-Walker led with 7 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Kahleah Copper with 21 points, DeWanna Bonner with 10 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from CON 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, Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 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 -205 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Connecticut Sun stood at 7-18 across 25 games and Phoenix Mercury at 8-18 across 26. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 420-424 for the away team and 396-475 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Connecticut Sun recorded 1 wins and Phoenix Mercury 0; aggregate scoring was 96-83. The teams are separated by 2 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 | CON | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 52 | 46 |
| 3P% | 30 | 27 |
| FT% | 78 | 83 |
| Rebounds | 34 | 27 |
| Assists | 24 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 13 |
| Paint points | 46 | 48 |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 29 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2-8 | 7 |
| Leila Lacan * | 28 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 10-13 | 15 |
| Brittney Griner * | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5-12 | 8 |
| Diamond Miller * | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 16 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa * | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2-3 | 12 |
| Kennedy Burke | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5-9 | 7 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5-7 | 8 |
| Saniya Rivers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 4 |
| Raegan Beers | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Nell Angloma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Aneesah Morrow | RETURN TO COMPETITION RECONDITIONING | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 36 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7-12 | -10 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 35 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8-16 | -10 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 30 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4-11 | -9 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | -2 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-6 | -5 |
| Lexi Held | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | -4 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | -11 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | -12 |
| Marta Suarez | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Natasha Mack | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |