Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGriner, Bonner lead Mercury past Fever 94-87
Griner and former Indiana point guard Briann January both had 14 in the first half when the Mercury took a 53-28 lead at the half. It was 81-54 in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter before the Fever stormed back, hitting five 3-pointers in cutting 20 points off the deficit.
Reserve Leilani Mitchell had two of her four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 17 for the Mercury (2-2) and January added 16. Phoenix made 9 of 18 3-pointers and had 26 assists on 34 baskets. Five players had at least four assists, led by Mitchell's six.
Kelsey Mitchell hit four 3-pointers and had 26 points for the Fever (3-2). Kennedy Burke went 4 of 4 from distance, 7 of 8 overall and added 18 points with Tiffany Mitchell scoring 17. Indiana was 10 of 16 behind the arc.
Phoenix shot 53 percent in the half with 15 assists on 20 baskets with only one turnover.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 94 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 87 |
| 4th 7.7 |  |
Kelsey Mitchell makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Kennedy Burke assists) | 94 - 87 |
| 4th 11.0 | |
Indiana 20 Sec. timeout | 94 - 85 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2 | 94 - 85 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-74 | FG | 32-72 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 10-16 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 63 |
| 17-22 | FT | 13-14 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 3,336 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W10 | 0.8064516 | 25 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 9 | L1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | W1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.6333333 | 19 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | W1 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
13.5 | 19 | L1 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 19 | L5 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Seattle |
19 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 10 | W5 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Indiana |
- | 11 | L1 | 0.6333333 | 19 |
 Washington |
2 | 12 | W4 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 13 | W1 | 0.56666666 | 17 |
 Chicago |
7.5 | 18 | W2 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Toronto |
8.5 | 19 | L6 | 0.3448276 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 23 | L5 | 0.23333333 | 7 |
WNBA News
Toronto visits Golden State, looks to end road losing streak
Toronto Tempo (10-19, 5-8 Eastern Conference) at Golden State Valkyries (20-9, 7-6 Western Conference)
Janelle Salaun comes off bench to score 24 points as Valkyries use big second half, beat Tempo 96-79
— Janelle Salaun came off the bench to score 24 points, Veronica Burton contributed 17 points and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries used their stingy defense down the stretch to hold off the Toronto Tempo for a 96-79 win Sunday night.
Wings use 20-2 run to close third quarter, romp past Sun 83-63
— Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale scored 15 points each and the Dallas Wings used a big run in the third quarter to cruise to an 83-63 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday night.