New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBreanna Stewart scores 21 points, Liberty pull away for 84-70 win over Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu scored five points as the Liberty, starting with Stewart's turnaround jumper from the foul line, turned a 64-57 lead into a 17-point advantage midway through the fourth quarter. Leonie Fiebich contributed a 3-pointer, her only basket of the game.
Jonquel Jones scored 15 points for the Liberty (27-5), who hit 12 3-pointers and outscored Phoenix 14-3 at the foul line. Ionescu finished with 13 points.
Brittney Griner scored 22 to lead the Mercury (16-15), but had seven of their 20 turnovers. Natasha Cloud added 18 points, Kahleah Copper had 14 and Diana Taurasi 10. The turnovers cost Phenix 28 points and the bench was outscored 15-4.
New York was 12 for 29 behind the arc to Phoenix's 5 for 22.
Taurasi hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to pull the Mercury into a tie at 38 at the break. The Liberty led by as many as nine but was outscored 20-12 inside and Phoenix had 15 fastbreak points.
Griner reached 800 career blocks for the Mercury and Cloud reached 200 assists for the season, passing Taurasi for the single-season franchise record. Taurasi also moved past Lindsey Whalen (2,348) for fourth on the WBA career assists list.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 70 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 84 - 70 |
| 4th 31.1 |  |
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists) | 84 - 70 |
| 4th 41.0 | |
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes driving layup | 84 - 68 |
Statistics
 NY |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-70 | FG | 31-67 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 14-16 | FT | 3-4 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,299 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 4 | W6 | 0.6923077 | 9 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 4 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 8 |
 Indiana |
1.5 | 5 | W2 | 0.5833333 | 7 |
 Toronto |
2 | 6 | L1 | 0.53846157 | 7 |
 Washington |
3 | 6 | W1 | 0.45454547 | 5 |
 Chicago |
5 | 9 | L3 | 0.30769232 | 4 |
 Connecticut |
7.5 | 12 | L4 | 0.14285715 | 2 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W8 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 3 | W5 | 0.75 | 9 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 8 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 5 | W2 | 0.61538464 | 8 |
 Los Angeles |
4 | 6 | W2 | 0.5 | 6 |
 Portland |
5 | 8 | L4 | 0.42857143 | 6 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 10 | L2 | 0.2857143 | 4 |
 Seattle |
8.5 | 12 | L8 | 0.2 | 3 |
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