FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Toronto Tempo
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 17 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 69 |
| PHX | 27 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 101 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Toronto Tempo, 101-69, a 32-point margin. The first-half totals were 35 for Toronto Tempo and 58 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 34 and 43. The combined final of 170 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: TOR 17-PHX 27, 17-27 cumulative; 2Q: TOR 18-PHX 31, 35-58 cumulative; 3Q: TOR 14-PHX 30, 49-88 cumulative; 4Q: TOR 20-PHX 13, 69-101 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Toronto Tempo's highest-scoring period was 20 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 31; the final separation was 32 points.
The first-half margin was 23 points, compared with 9 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.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Toronto Tempo are 10-18, No. 13 overall and No. 6 in the East, 8.5 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 -154 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Toronto Tempo stood at 11-24 across 35 games and Phoenix Mercury at 12-23 across 35. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 380-451 for the away team and 432-430 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Toronto Tempo recorded 1 wins and Phoenix Mercury 2; aggregate scoring was 247-280. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 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.