Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationFever snap 5-game losing streak with 84-77 win over Mercury
Wheeler's no-look pass to Erlana Larkins for an open layup extended Indiana's lead to 77-72 with 3:27 to go. After Dupree's steal, Briann January hit a jumper for an 81-77 lead with 48.5 seconds left.
Diana Taurasi missed two 3-pointers on consecutive possessions with under a minute to play and Wheeler went 3 for 4 at the line for Indiana (8-12).
Taurasi made six 3-pointers and scored 34 points for Phoenix (11-9). Taurasi had 19 of the Mercury's 39 first-half points and finished 9 of 20 from the field for her second 30-plus game of the season.
Brittney Griner did not play for Phoenix because of knee and ankle injuries.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 16.0 |  |
Erica Wheeler defensive rebound | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 17.0 |  |
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 22.0 | |
Briann January personal foul (Monique Currie draws the foul) | 84 - 77 |
Statistics
 IND |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-60 | FG | 25-68 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 19-22 | FT | 18-23 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 11,371 · 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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