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Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
15-9, 6-5 Away
Final
89 - 76

17-6, 12-2 Home

Sabrina Ionescu scores 29 as Liberty beat Mercury 89-76 for 5th straight win

New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury - Game Highlights

Leonie Fiebich added 13 points for the Liberty (17-6), who put more space between them and the third-place Mercury (15-9), who won the teams' first two meetings this season.

New York trailed 54-49 midway through the third quarter before closing the period on an 18-5 run capped by Jones’ fadeaway shot that she got off just before the end of the quarter. That gave the Liberty a 67-59 lead.

The Liberty poured it on in the fourth behind Ionescu, who scored the first five points during a 10-2 run that gave the team a 82-64 advantage — its biggest of the game. The Mercury couldn't get within single digits the rest of the way.

Alyssa Thomas had 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for Phoenix. She fell just short of her 17th career triple-double and 13th in the regular season.

Phoenix scored the first eight points and built its lead to a dozen before New York rallied to tie it 46-all at the half. Ionescu hit two free throws with 0.9 seconds left in the second quarter. Jones had 11 points and eight rebounds in the half. Thomas had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the opening 20 minutes.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 76 - 89
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 76 - 89
4th 19.0 shot clock turnover 76 - 89
4th 43.0 Liberty defensive team rebound 76 - 89
4th 45.2 Satou Sabally misses 29-foot three point jumper 76 - 89

Statistics

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31-77 FG 29-69
40 Field Goal % 42
7-30 3PT 10-31
23 Three Point % 32
7-13 FT 21-22
54 Free Throw % 95
33 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
24 Defensive Rebounds 29
22 Assists 22
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 8
14 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 3
15 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
6 Fast Break Points 8
32 Points in Paint 30
19 Fouls 18
12 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,515 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 4 W2 0.7894737 15
Las Vegas 1 5 W2 0.7368421 14
Golden State 2.5 7 W3 0.65 13
Dallas 3.5 8 W1 0.6 12
Los Angeles 6.5 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Portland 7.5 12 L3 0.4 8
Phoenix 8 13 W3 0.3809524 8
Seattle 11 16 L1 0.23809524 5

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L2 0.6 12
Atlanta - 8 L4 0.6 12
Indiana 0.5 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 1.5 9 W2 0.5263158 10
Toronto 2.5 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 5.5 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 16 L1 0.2 4
Full Standings

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