FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 26 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 94 |
| PHX | 15 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 92 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 94-92, a 2-point margin. The first-half totals were 46 for New York Liberty and 43 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 49. The combined final of 186 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 26-PHX 15, 26-15 cumulative; 2Q: NY 20-PHX 28, 46-43 cumulative; 3Q: NY 20-PHX 22, 66-65 cumulative; 4Q: NY 28-PHX 27, 94-92 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 28; the final separation was 2 points.
The first-half margin was 3 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
New York Liberty recorded 49% from the field, 32% from three and 100% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 51%, 32% and 79%. Rebounds finished 37-23, assists 26-21 and turnovers 14-10. The same team box reports a 44-46 split in paint points and 9-3 in offensive rebounds.
Sabrina Ionescu led New York Liberty with 27 points. Breanna Stewart supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while Sabrina Ionescu led with 10 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were DeWanna Bonner with 25 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 10 recorded participants from NY 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, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 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 +64 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 17-13 across 30 games and Phoenix Mercury at 11-19 across 30. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 500-497 for the away team and 424-424 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 3 wins and Phoenix Mercury 0; aggregate scoring was 253-234. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 6 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 | NY | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 49 | 51 |
| 3P% | 32 | 32 |
| FT% | 100 | 79 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 23 |
| Assists | 26 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 10 |
| Paint points | 44 | 46 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 35 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 9-19 | 6 |
| Breanna Stewart * | 34 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4-10 | -14 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 6-10 | 10 |
| Rebecca Allen * | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | -2 |
| Pauline Astier * | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 5 |
| Han Xu | 22 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6-9 | 3 |
| Marine Johannes | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | -7 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 6 |
| Raquel Carrera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 5 |
| Satou Sabally | NOT WITH TEAM | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Leonie Fiebich | INJURY/ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 37 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 12 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 36 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7-12 | 5 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 32 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 9-17 | 2 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | -3 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | -11 |
| Natasha Mack | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Lexi Held | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | -4 |
| Marta Suarez | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |