Phoenix Mercury v New York Liberty

WNBA

Final

Phoenix Mercury

92–94

New York Liberty

Match events

Phoenix MercuryNew York Liberty

By period (Phoenix Mercury-New York Liberty): Q1 15-26, Q2 28-20, Q3 22-20, Q4 27-28
Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 2
Biggest lead: New York Liberty by 13

1st quarter

End of quarter15–26

2nd quarter

Run8-0 run (from 25-37 to 33-37)
3:5733–37
Half-time43–46

3rd quarter

Lead changeNoemie Brochant makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
8:1750–48
7:0650–52
Lead changeBreanna Stewart makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Lead changeDeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
5:4155–52
Run12-0 run (from 50-52 to 62-52)
4:0662–52
3.6

4th quarter

Lead changeKahleah Copper makes driving layup (Natasha Mack assists)
9:2967–66
8:2167–68
Lead changeRebecca Allen makes 2-foot reverse layup
Full-time92–94

Player stats

New York LibertyPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
B. Stewart	34	14	4-10	0-1	6-6	11	2	2	0	2	2	9	1	-14
J. Jones	28	16	6-10	0-4	4-4	9	5	3	1	1	1	8	4	+10
R. Allen	21	5	2-5	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2
S. Ionescu	35	27	9-19	4-10	5-5	7	10	3	1	0	2	5	3	+6
P. Astier	21	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	+5
R. Carrera	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	+5
H. Xu

Highlights

0:12Sabrina Ionescu gets the and-1 to fallESPN0:08Kahleah Copper with the and-1 bucketESPN0:07Sami Whitcomb knocks down the treyESPN0:12Sabrina Ionescu hits the 3-pointerESPN0:09DeWanna Bonner gets the hoop and the harmESPN

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Match details

Date: Sunday 2 August 2026
Started: 5:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix
Officials: Roy Gulbeyan (Referee), Amy Bonner (Referee), Ryan Sassano (Referee)
Crowd: 10,097

Form and ladder

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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	+/-
D. Bonner	32	25	9-17	2-6	5-6	7	3	0	2	1	0	7	3	+2
A. Thomas	36	17	7-12	0-0	3-4	6	7	4	2	0	0	6	4	+5
N. Brochant	26	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	+5
K. Copper	37	25	8-15	2-7	7-9	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	+12
M. Akoa Makani	16	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	-5
V. Ayayi	21	5	0-2	0-1	5-6	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	4	-3
N. Mack	12	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	-11
S. Whitcomb	15	4	1-4	1-3	1-1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	-11
L. Held	6	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-4