Los Angeles Sparks v Phoenix Mercury | Lineball

Los Angeles Sparks v Phoenix Mercury | Lineball

Final

Los Angeles Sparks

87–94

Phoenix Mercury

Match events

Los Angeles SparksPhoenix Mercury

By period (Los Angeles Sparks-Phoenix Mercury): Q1 23-23, Q2 24-21, Q3 20-24, Q4 20-26
Lead changes: 16
Times tied: 12
Biggest lead: Los Angeles Sparks by 7

1st quarter

Lead changeDearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1
1:3120–19
1:1120–21
Lead changeNatasha Mack makes layup (Lexi Held assists)
End of quarter23–23

2nd quarter

Lead changeJihyun Park makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Rae Burrell assists)
9:1325–23
4:2935–36
Lead changeKahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2
Lead changeDearica Hamby makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
1:3441–40
Half-time47–44

3rd quarter

8:2549–51
Lead changeSami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
7:5249–54
Run10-0 run (from 49-44 to 49-54)
Lead changeErica Wheeler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
6:4856–54
2:5260–62
Lead changeAlyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Lead changeChance Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)

4th quarter

Lead changeRae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2
9:4569–68
9:0569–70
Lead changeKahleah Copper makes driving layup (Marta Suarez assists)
Lead changeRae Burrell makes driving layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
8:4971–70
8:3471–72
Lead changeNatasha Mack makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Valeriane Ayayi assists)
Lead change

Player stats

Phoenix MercuryPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
D. Bonner	27	11	2-5	2-4	5-6	7	2	1	3	3	0	7	3	+17
A. Thomas	33	16	5-8	0-0	6-7	7	9	5	1	1	2	5	1	+16
N. Brochant	30	24	10-13	3-6	1-3	3	3	3	5	0	0	3	3	+13
S. Whitcomb	22	7	2-6	2-5	1-1	4	3	1	2	0	1	3	1	+20
K. Copper	35	18	7-16	1-5	3-4	4	1	8	1	0	1	3	4	+10
V. Ayayi	20	7	1-4	1-3	4-4	4	1	3	0	1	1	3	3	-12
N. Mack

Highlights

0:13Natasha Mack gets the hoop and the harmESPN 0:10Dearica Hamby drains the shotESPN 0:09Kahleah Copper drains the shotESPN 0:15Alyssa Thomas fights off defender for and-1ESPN 0:16Cameron Brink gets the basket plus the foulESPN

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Wednesday 12 August 2026
Started: 12:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Galen Center, Los Angeles
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Galen Center, Los Angeles
Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens (Referee), Charles Watson (Referee), Blanca Burns (Referee)
Crowd: 6,247

Form and ladder

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16W 28LRecord16W 28L

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Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Los Angeles SparksPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
N. Ogwumike	33	18	6-14	2-4	4-4	9	8	4	0	0	4	5	2	-10
D. Hamby	32	19	8-8	0-0	3-5	4	2	4	2	0	0	4	3	-11
E. Wheeler	30	7	3-11	1-7	0-0	3	5	3	2	0	0	3	2	-10
A. Atkins	32	5	2-7	1-5	0-2	4	2	0	4	0	2	2	5	-13
R. Burrell	35	19	6-21	0-8	7-8	3	6	1	3	0	1	2	1	-9
C. Brink	16	7	3-6	0-3	1-1	5	1	2	0	2	1	4	3	+7
Jihyun	5	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	+9
K. Williams	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	+2
T. Morgan	6	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	+1
C. Gray	8	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1