Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCharles has season-high 29 points, Mercury beat Fever 93-80
Charles, who led the WNBA in scoring (23.5 per game) for the New York Liberty in 2021, added seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks. The 2012 WNBA MVP signed with Phoenix in February, a day after the team acquired Diamond DeShields via a three-team trade in hopes of pushing the team back to the Finals — where the Mercury lost to DeShields and the Chicago Sky last season.
DeShields finished with 16 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith had 13 for Phoenix (6-9). The Mercury have won four of their last five games following a seven-game losing streak.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (4-13) with 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Queen Egbo scored 14 points and Victoria Vivians added 10 but shot just 4 of 17 from the field. NaLyssa Smith, the No. 2 overall selection in April's draft, tied her season low with four points on 1-of-7 shooting but grabbed 14 rebounds — for the second consecutive game.
The Fever, who beat Minnesota 84-80 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak, have lost 11 of their last 13 games.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 10.8 |  |
Victoria Vivians makes two point shot | 93 - 80 |
| 4th 22.3 |  |
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 93 - 78 |
| 4th 22.3 | |
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 92 - 78 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-67 | FG | 29-78 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 17-18 | FT | 16-18 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 1,824 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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