New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLiberty beat Mercury, Charles reaches 3,000 career rebounds
Charles made a jumper with 50.9 seconds left for a 78-76 lead and Tanisha Wright sealed it with two free throws at 2.7.
New York (7-7) won its fourth straight game to complete a three-game road stretch. Charles became the seventh WNBA player to reach 3,000 career rebounds.
Brittney Griner scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Phoenix (5-6), which snapped a three-game win streak. DeWanna Bonner, the WNBA's leading scorer at 20.2 points coming in, was 3 of 13 from the field and finished with just nine points.
Griner scored 19 points in the first half to help Phoenix build a 41-40 lead. Nurse had 17 points for New York.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Phoenix offensive team rebound | 80 - 76 |
| 4th 0.7 | |
Briann January misses 26-foot three point jumper | 80 - 76 |
| 4th 2.7 | |
Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout | 80 - 76 |
Statistics
 NY |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 26-65 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 13-16 | FT | 17-18 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,560 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W5 | 0.6551724 | 19 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W5 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W4 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 New York |
2.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.56666666 | 17 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | W2 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Toronto |
8.5 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | L2 | 0.62068963 | 18 |
 Portland |
12.5 | 18 | L4 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
13 | 19 | L1 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Seattle |
18.5 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
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