Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGriner has career-high 32 points, Phoenix tops Indiana 85-62
Griner had 21 points and six rebounds in the first half to help Phoenix jump out to a 52-29 lead. She was 9 of 10 from the field in the half and finished 13 of 15. Taurasi grabbed six rebounds to become the first player in WNBA history with 7,000 points, 1,500 assists, and 1,500 boards.
Leilani Mitchell scored 11 points, and Danielle Robinson added 10 for Phoenix (1-1), which avoided starting consecutive seasons with two-straight losses. Mitchell had seven assists, Robinson added six, and the Mercury shot 51 percent.
Candice Dupree scored 14 points for Indiana (0-2) to pass Swin Cash for 14th place on the WNBA's career scoring list. Indiana was held to 35 percent shooting.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 85 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Cayla George makes 12-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists) | 62 - 85 |
| 4th 9.0 |  |
Tiffany Mitchell makes two point shot (Erica Wheeler assists) | 62 - 83 |
| 4th 25.0 | |
Cayla George makes jumper (Yvonne Turner assists) | 60 - 83 |
Statistics
 IND |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-68 | FG | 32-63 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 1-15 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 7 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 13-17 | FT | 17-24 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,896 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W4 | 0.8055556 | 29 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 12 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 24 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 15 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 20 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 20 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
16 | 23 | L1 | 0.3611111 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
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