New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationEpiphanny Prince lifts Liberty past Mercury, 75-73
Prince finished with a season-high 17 points, and Tina Charles had 18 to help the Liberty (10-5) sweep the season series with Phoenix for the first time since 2012.
Phoenix (9-6) led 66-59 when Brittney Griner swatted away a shot by Charles on the low block. Prince started New York's final surge with a 3-pointer at 3:23, and her layup with a half-minute left boosted the Liberty into the lead for the first time in 12 minutes.
Griner lofted a 7-footer to tie at 73 with 3 seconds left, but Phoenix didn't get another shot off.
Griner finished with 15 points,
The Mercury's Candice Dupree reached 4,501 career points with a fourth-quarter jumper.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Candice Dupree bad pass (Epiphanny Prince steals) | 75 - 73 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 2 of 2 | 75 - 73 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Swin Cash enters the game for Tina Charles | 74 - 73 |
Statistics
 NY |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-77 | FG | 28-65 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 21-27 | FT | 12-14 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,096 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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