PHX vs IND — MainMarket Sports

Women's National Basketball AssociationGainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

Final

Merc+

Our analysis

What happened

The Fever clinched a victory over the Mercury, ending on a high note!

The Fever soared to an 86-77 victory against the Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, powered by a strong performance on the boards with 39 rebounds compared to Phoenix's 29.
C. Clark lit up the scoreboard with 24 points and 9 assists, leading Indiana to an impressive showing, as they improved to 10-7 while Phoenix fell to 5-13, sinking further into the season's struggles.

IND win3rd in the Eastern Conference, 0½ GB

The Fever sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 0½ games back — coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10.
The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 8 games back — coming off a loss, 4-6 over their last 10.
Series tied 1-1 — they meet again Jul 9.
The Fever are up next at PHX (Jul 9), then at LV.
The Mercury are up next home vs IND (Jul 9), then at LV.

PHX28/66MakeMiss26/60IND

Qtr	1	2	3	4	R
PHX	19	22	11	25	77
IND	6	35	30	15	86

Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter65-80
Aliyah Boston makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter65-81
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter66-81
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter67-81
Noemie Brochant makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)4th Quarter69-81
Kelsey Mitchell makes 18-foot step back jumpshot4th Quarter69-83
Caitlin Clark makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter69-84
Monique Billings makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter69-85
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter70-85
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter71-85
Shay Ciezki makes 27-foot three pointer4th Quarter74-85
Makayla Timpson makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter74-86
Valeriane Ayayi makes running layup4th Quarter76-86
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 14th Quarter77-86

Players

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
A. Thomas	34	19	8-12	0-0	3-5	5	9	3	1	1	0	5	2	-13
N. Mack	21	4	2-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	3	0	0	5	2	3	-8
N. Brochant	26	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	+5
K. Copper	31	20	6-14	2-7	6-8	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	-9
L. Held	22	4	2-7	0-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	4	-1
D. Bonner	27	7	3-8	1-3	0-1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	-15
V. Ayayi	20	9	1-5	0-4	7-7	3	3	2	2	0	0	3	3	-6
K. Linskens	14	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	1	3	3	-10
S. Ciezki	2	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+6
Q. Carter	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+6