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 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 63 |
| PHX | 18 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 72 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Connecticut Sun, 72-63, a 9-point margin. The first-half totals were 33 for Connecticut Sun and 43 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 30 and 29. The combined final of 135 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CON 12-PHX 18, 12-18 cumulative; 2Q: CON 21-PHX 25, 33-43 cumulative; 3Q: CON 16-PHX 11, 49-54 cumulative; 4Q: CON 14-PHX 18, 63-72 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Connecticut Sun's highest-scoring period was 21 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 25; the final separation was 9 points.
The first-half margin was 10 points, compared with 1 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 38% from the field, 29% from three and 79% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 41%, 13% and 78%. Rebounds finished 35-32, assists 13-19 and turnovers 21-14. The same team box reports a 34-44 split in paint points and 9-8 in offensive rebounds.
Brittney Griner led Connecticut Sun with 19 points. Olivia Nelson-Ododa supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Charlisse Leger-Walker led with 5 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were DeWanna Bonner with 21 points, DeWanna Bonner with 6 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 11 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from CON and 8 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 7-19 across 26 games and Phoenix Mercury at 9-18 across 27. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 393-407 for the away team and 402-461 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Connecticut Sun recorded 1 wins and Phoenix Mercury 1; aggregate scoring was 159-155. 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% | 38 | 41 |
| 3P% | 29 | 13 |
| FT% | 79 | 78 |
| Rebounds | 35 | 32 |
| Assists | 13 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 14 |
| Paint points | 34 | 44 |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Lacan * | 37 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2-9 | -10 |
| Diamond Miller * | 31 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2-9 | -5 |
| Brittney Griner * | 31 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 7-12 | -14 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 29 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2-8 | -9 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa * | 26 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5-9 | 6 |
| Kennedy Burke | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | -1 |
| Nell Angloma | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | -9 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Raegan Beers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Hailey Van Lith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Aneesah Morrow | RETURN TO COMPETITION RECONDITIONING | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Saniya Rivers | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 35 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5-14 | 10 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 34 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2-9 | 10 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5-11 | 17 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 7-13 | 8 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Natasha Mack | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 11 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | -5 |
| Lexi Held | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Jovana Nogic | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Marta Suarez | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |