NBA

Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-10, 4-6 Away
Final
85 - 63

3-11, 2-5 Home

Griner scores 22, Mercury beat Fever 85-63 to snap their six-game losing streak

Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury: Full Highlights

It was the first win for interim coach Nikki Blue, who took over after Phoenix fired Vanessa Nygaard on Sunday. The Mercury only scored 62 points against Dallas on Tuesday in Blue's debut.

Brianna Turner added a season-high 11 points for Phoenix (3-11). The Mercury had a season-high 28 assists on 34 made field goals. Sophie Cunningham (concussion evaluation) and Moriah Jefferson (ankle) did not play in the fourth quarter.

Phoenix led 31-23 after its highest-scoring first quarter of the season, and it was 52-35 at the break behind Griner's 15 points.

Taurasi made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions late in the third quarter to help the Mercury lead 72-51 entering the fourth.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points for Indiana (5-10), which lost its third straight after back-to-back losses against Las Vegas. NaLyssa Smith had 10 points and nine rebounds, and rookie Aliyah Boston added six points and nine rebounds.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 63 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 63 - 85
4th 22.0 Grace Berger makes free throw 2 of 2 63 - 85
4th 22.0 Grace Berger makes free throw 1 of 2 62 - 85
4th 22.0 Kadi Sissoko shooting foul 61 - 85

Statistics

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24-72 FG 34-64
33 Field Goal % 53
6-17 3PT 6-19
35 Three Point % 32
9-10 FT 11-16
90 Free Throw % 69
33 Rebounds 30
13 Offensive Rebounds 5
20 Defensive Rebounds 25
17 Assists 28
4 Steals 6
1 Blocks 8
16 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
2 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
2 Fast Break Points 14
28 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,047 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 W1 0.77272725 34
Las Vegas 4 14 W16 0.6818182 30
Phoenix 7 17 L3 0.6136364 27
Seattle 11 21 W1 0.52272725 23
Golden State 11 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Los Angeles 13 23 L1 0.47727272 21
Dallas 24 34 W1 0.22727273 10
Full Standings

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