Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78
Phoenix (9-12) beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday.
Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals.
Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana (5-16). Victoria Vivians added 13 points.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 78 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 99 |
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Jennie Simms makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 99 |
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Jennie Simms makes free throw 1 of 2 | 78 - 98 |
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Queen Egbo personal foul | 78 - 97 |
Statistics
IND |
PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-63 | FG | 38-70 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-21 | FT | 14-19 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 5,833 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Chicago |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Washington |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Las Vegas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Seattle |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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