Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJanuary, Larkins help Fever defeat Mercury 78-60
Indiana, which outscored Phoenix 30-10 in the third quarter to take control of the game, turned 27 Mercury turnovers into 38 points.Tiffany Mitchell, the leading rookie scorer in the WNBA at 11.7 points per game, had 12 points for the Fever (8-11), ranked eighth in the AP power poll.
Diana Taurasi and Kelsey Bone had 13 points each for fifth-ranked Phoenix (8-12).
Phoenix led 29-28 at halftime despite 12 turnovers as Indiana, which tied a WNBA record with 39 points in the fourth quarter of its last game, shot just 31 percent.
Indiana opened the third quarter with a 12-2 run and closed with a 12-0 run.
NBA star James Harden, who attended Arizona State with January when both were featured on a Sports Illustrated cover, attended the game.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 60 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 60 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
Lindsey Harding makes 16-foot two point shot (Kelsey Bone assists) | 78 - 60 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Shenise Johnson makes two point shot | 78 - 58 |
| 4th 26.0 | |
Lindsey Harding bad pass (Shenise Johnson steals) | 76 - 58 |
Statistics
 IND |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-68 | FG | 23-51 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 12-13 | FT | 9-11 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| 18 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 36 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,371 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 New York |
2 | 15 | W1 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Washington |
2 | 15 | W2 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
14 | 27 | L2 | 0.28947368 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15 | 28 | L1 | 0.2631579 | 10 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 11 | W2 | 0.7105263 | 27 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15.5 | 23 | L3 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
17.5 | 25 | L3 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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