Phoenix Mercury v Dallas Wings

WNBA

Final

Phoenix Mercury

87–86

Dallas Wings

Match events

Phoenix MercuryDallas Wings

By period (Phoenix Mercury-Dallas Wings): Q1 19-26, Q2 24-21, Q3 18-21, Q4 26-18
Lead changes: 9
Times tied: 2
Biggest lead: Dallas Wings by 14

1st quarter

Lead changeAlyssa Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
6:496–5
6:376–7
Lead changePaige Bueckers makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
Lead changeNatasha Mack makes 4-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
6:178–7
6:058–10
Lead changePaige Bueckers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
End of quarter19–26

2nd quarter

Half-time43–47

3rd quarter

Lead changeNatasha Mack makes free throw 2 of 2
7:3650–49
7:1750–51
Lead changePaige Bueckers makes 9-foot two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Lead changeNoemie Brochant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
6:5252–51
6:3452–54
Lead changePaige Bueckers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
4:33

4th quarter

Run8-0 run (from 55-68 to 63-68)
9:4563–68
Lead changeKahleah Copper makes 4-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
2.487–86
Full-time87–86

Player stats

Dallas WingsPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
J. Shepard	36	17	5-15	0-0	7-12	19	6	2	0	0	5	14	2	-7
M. Siegrist	19	9	3-9	2-5	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	-8
A. Kuier	28	8	3-4	2-2	0-0	5	1	1	1	5	0	5	2	-8
A. Ogunbowale	31	7	2-8	1-6	2-2	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	+1
P. Bueckers	33	30	12-22	4-5	2-2	5	7	1	1	0	0	5	4	-1
A. Clark	3	4	1-1	1-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+4
L. Yueru

Highlights

1:06Phoenix Mercury vs. Dallas Wings - Game HighlightsESPN0:22Kahleah Copper somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN0:19Paige Bueckers hits the 3-pointerESPN

News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
Started: 12:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix
Officials: Roy Gulbeyan (Referee), Charles Watson (Referee), Ashley Gloss (Referee)
Crowd: 11,941

Form and ladder

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16W 28LRecord27W 17L

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Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
A. Thomas	32	15	7-12	0-0	1-2	11	12	3	0	1	1	10	1	+5
N. Mack	22	12	4-6	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	0	2	1	3	4	-5
N. Brochant	22	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	+2
K. Copper	34	31	10-17	1-3	10-13	5	1	0	1	1	0	5	4	+10
L. Held	19	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	-3
M. Westbeld	14	2	0-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	-2
M. Suarez	10	2	0-5	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0
S. Whitcomb	15	8	2-9	1-5	3-3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	-6
S. Ciezki	15	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
K. Dunn	17	11	3-4	3-4	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	+7