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New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury 94–92

2026-08-01 15:00 · WNBA · Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix AZ · Att. 10,097 · ABC

New York Liberty 2026 · Phoenix Mercury 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
NYL	26	20	20	28	94
PHX	15	28	22	27	92

Team stats

	Liberty	Mercury
Field goals	33-68 .485	32-63 .508
Three-pointers	9-28 .321	6-19 .316
Free throws	19-19 1.000	22-28 .786
Offensive rebounds	9	3
Defensive rebounds	28	20
Total rebounds	37	23
Assists	26	21
Steals	2	7
Blocks	3	2
Turnovers	14	10
Personal fouls	24	20
Technical fouls	1	0
Points in the paint	44	46
Fast-break points	2	10
Points off turnovers	27	17
Largest lead	13	10
Lead changes	6	6

New York Liberty

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Sabrina Ionescu G	35	27	9-19	4-10	5-5	2	5	7	10	1	0	3	3	+6
Breanna Stewart F	34	14	4-10	0-1	6-6	2	9	11	2	0	2	2	1	-14
Jonquel Jones C	28	16	6-10	0-4	4-4	1	8	9	5	1	1	3	4	+10
Pauline Astier G	21	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	+5
Rebecca Allen F	21	5	2-5	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	-2
Han Xu C	22	17	6-9	3-6	2-2	2	4	6	1	0	0	1	3	+3
Marine Johannes G	14	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-7
Marine Fauthoux G	13	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	-2
Rebekah Gardner F	11	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	+6
Raquel Carrera F	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	+5
Total	200	94	33-68	9-28	19-19	9	28	37	26	2	3	14	24

FG .485 · 3P .321 · FT 1.000

Did not play: Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (dnp - coach's decision), Satou Sabally (nwt - not with team), Leonie Fiebich (dnd - injury/illness)

Phoenix Mercury

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kahleah Copper G	37	25	8-15	2-7	7-9	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	3	+12
Alyssa Thomas F	36	17	7-12	0-0	3-4	0	6	6	7	2	0	4	4	+5
DeWanna Bonner F	32	25	9-17	2-6	5-6	0	7	7	3	2	1	0	3	+2
Noemie Brochant F	26	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	+5
Monique Akoa Makani G	16	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	3	1	0	2	2	-5
Valeriane Ayayi G	21	5	0-2	0-1	5-6	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	4	-3
Sami Whitcomb G	15	4	1-4	1-3	1-1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	-11
Natasha Mack C	12	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	-11
Lexi Held G	6	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Total	200	92	32-63	6-19	22-28	3	20	23	21	7	2	10	20

FG .508 · 3P .316 · FT .786

Did not play: Kyara Linskens (dnp - coach's decision), Marta Suarez (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Amy Bonner, Ryan Sassano

Play-by-play

Show every play (391)

Quarter 1

10:00 NYL Jonquel Jones vs. DeWanna Bonner (Breanna Stewart gains possession)
9:42 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup 2–0
9:20 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot turnaround jump shot
9:18 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
9:02 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 2-foot layup (Jonquel Jones assists) 4–0
9:02 PHX Noemie Brochant shooting foul
9:02 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 1 5–0
8:46 PHX Noemie Brochant misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
8:44 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
8:28 NYL Rebecca Allen misses 18-foot jumper
8:25 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
8:18 PHX Monique Akoa Makani bad pass turnover (Sabrina Ionescu steals)
8:12 NYL Pauline Astier makes running layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 7–0
8:12 PHX Mercury Full timeout
7:56 PHX Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:55 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
7:41 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:39 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
7:31 NYL Rebecca Allen shooting foul
7:31 PHX Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2 7–1
7:31 PHX Kahleah Copper misses free throw 2 of 2
7:30 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
7:15 NYL Jonquel Jones makes 3-foot two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 9–1
6:58 PHX Monique Akoa Makani bad pass turnover (Jonquel Jones steals)
6:52 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 28-foot three point jumper
6:50 PHX Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound
6:44 PHX Alyssa Thomas misses running layup
6:43 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
6:30 NYL Pauline Astier makes two point shot (Jonquel Jones assists) 11–1
6:12 PHX Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
6:10 NYL Rebecca Allen defensive rebound
6:03 NYL Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot running jump shot
5:59 PHX Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound
5:56 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes running layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists) 11–3
5:33 NYL Rebecca Allen misses layup
5:32 NYL Sabrina Ionescu offensive rebound
5:32 PHX Kahleah Copper shooting foul
5:32 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2 12–3
5:32 PHX Valeriane Ayayi enters the game for Noemie Brochant
5:32 PHX Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani
5:32 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2 13–3
5:22 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
5:20 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
5:10 NYL Jonquel Jones misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
5:08 PHX Kahleah Copper defensive rebound
5:05 PHX Alyssa Thomas offensive foul
5:05 PHX Alyssa Thomas offensive foul turnover
5:05 NYL Marine Johannes enters the game for Pauline Astier
4:55 NYL Jonquel Jones offensive foul
4:55 NYL Jonquel Jones offensive foul turnover
4:46 NYL Marine Johannes personal foul
4:39 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists) 13–5
4:33 PHX Sami Whitcomb personal foul
4:24 NYL Sabrina Ionescu out of bounds bad pass turnover
4:08 PHX Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
4:06 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
4:00 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot running jump shot
3:58 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
3:45 PHX Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:43 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
3:37 PHX DeWanna Bonner shooting foul
3:37 NYL Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 14–5
3:37 PHX Natasha Mack enters the game for DeWanna Bonner
3:37 NYL Rebekah Gardner enters the game for Rebecca Allen
3:37 NYL Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 15–5
3:26 PHX Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
3:25 PHX Mercury offensive team rebound
3:25 NYL Jonquel Jones loose ball foul
3:25 NYL Han Xu enters the game for Jonquel Jones
3:16 NYL Han Xu shooting foul
3:16 PHX Natasha Mack misses free throw 1 of 2
3:16 PHX Natasha Mack makes free throw 2 of 2 15–6
3:16 PHX Mercury offensive team rebound
3:01 NYL Han Xu offensive foul
3:01 NYL Han Xu offensive foul turnover
2:47 PHX Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists) 15–9
2:30 PHX Natasha Mack shooting foul
2:30 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2 16–9
2:30 NYL Marine Fauthoux enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu
2:30 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2 17–9
2:19 PHX Breanna Stewart blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 11-foot two point shot
2:17 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
1:59 NYL Marine Johannes misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
1:56 PHX Valeriane Ayayi defensive rebound
1:52 NYL Rebekah Gardner personal foul
1:52 PHX Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 2 17–10
1:52 PHX Lexi Held enters the game for Kahleah Copper
1:52 NYL Raquel Carrera enters the game for Breanna Stewart
1:52 PHX Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 2 of 2 17–11
1:41 NYL Han Xu misses 23-foot three point jumper
1:39 PHX Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound
1:35 PHX Alyssa Thomas misses running layup
1:34 PHX Natasha Mack offensive rebound
1:32 PHX Natasha Mack makes two point shot 17–13
1:16 NYL Han Xu misses 27-foot three point jumper
1:14 NYL Liberty offensive team rebound
1:05 NYL Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Raquel Carrera assists) 19–13
0:54 PHX Valeriane Ayayi misses driving layup
0:53 NYL Raquel Carrera defensive rebound
0:39 NYL Raquel Carrera misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
0:39 NYL Han Xu offensive rebound
0:38 NYL Han Xu makes two point shot 21–13
0:38 PHX Natasha Mack out of bounds bad pass turnover
0:38 NYL Liberty Full timeout
0:28 NYL Marine Johannes makes 23-foot three pointer (Rebekah Gardner assists) 24–13
0:09 NYL Marine Johannes personal foul
0:09 PHX Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 2 24–14
0:09 NYL Sabrina Ionescu enters the game for Rebekah Gardner
0:09 NYL Breanna Stewart enters the game for Han Xu
0:09 PHX Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 2 of 2 24–15
0:01 PHX Alyssa Thomas shooting foul
0:01 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2 25–15
0:01 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2 26–15
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 PHX DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Valeriane Ayayi
10:00 PHX Kahleah Copper enters the game for Alyssa Thomas
10:00 NYL Han Xu enters the game for Raquel Carrera
9:49 PHX Kahleah Copper makes 5-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists) 26–17
9:49 NYL Marine Fauthoux shooting foul
9:49 PHX Kahleah Copper misses free throw 1 of 1
9:47 NYL Han Xu defensive rebound
9:35 NYL Marine Johannes makes 4-foot layup (Han Xu assists) 28–17
9:19 PHX Kahleah Copper out of bounds bad pass turnover
8:58 NYL Han Xu makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Marine Johannes assists) 30–17
8:41 PHX Lexi Held makes 13-foot step back jumpshot 30–19
8:28 NYL Breanna Stewart misses driving layup
8:26 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
8:18 NYL Chris DeMarco technical foul
8:18 PHX Sami Whitcomb makes technical free throw 30–20
8:18 NYL Jonquel Jones enters the game for Han Xu
8:05 PHX Lexi Held misses driving floating jump shot
8:04 PHX Lexi Held offensive rebound
8:03 PHX Lexi Held misses two point shot
8:01 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
7:50 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup (Jonquel Jones assists) 32–20
7:32 PHX Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot 32–23
7:22 PHX Kahleah Copper personal foul
7:22 PHX Monique Akoa Makani enters the game for Natasha Mack
7:22 PHX Alyssa Thomas enters the game for Sami Whitcomb
7:22 NYL Rebecca Allen enters the game for Marine Fauthoux
7:22 NYL Pauline Astier enters the game for Marine Johannes
7:05 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pauline Astier assists) 35–23
6:51 PHX Monique Akoa Makani misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
6:49 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
6:38 NYL Pauline Astier traveling turnover
6:23 PHX Kahleah Copper makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Alyssa Thomas assists) 35–25
6:15 NYL Jonquel Jones makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 37–25
6:00 NYL Rebecca Allen shooting foul
6:00 PHX Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2 37–26
6:00 PHX Noemie Brochant enters the game for Lexi Held
6:00 PHX Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2 37–27
5:50 NYL Pauline Astier lost ball turnover (DeWanna Bonner steals)
5:49 NYL Pauline Astier transition take foul
5:49 Official timeout
5:49 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1 37–28
5:35 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
5:33 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
5:17 NYL Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
5:15 PHX Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound
5:01 PHX Monique Akoa Makani misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
4:59 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
4:42 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 22-foot three point jumper
4:40 PHX Mercury defensive team rebound
4:24 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup 37–30
4:24 NYL Jonquel Jones shooting foul
4:24 NYL Han Xu enters the game for Jonquel Jones
4:24 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1 37–31
4:09 NYL Pauline Astier misses driving layup
4:06 PHX Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound
3:57 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists) 37–33
3:57 NYL Liberty Full timeout
3:57 NYL Marine Johannes enters the game for Rebecca Allen
3:57 NYL Rebekah Gardner enters the game for Pauline Astier
3:43 NYL Sabrina Ionescu lost ball turnover (Monique Akoa Makani steals)
3:24 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:22 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
3:16 NYL Marine Johannes misses 24-foot running jump shot
3:14 NYL Breanna Stewart offensive rebound
3:08 NYL Breanna Stewart makes 4-foot two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 39–33
2:48 PHX Monique Akoa Makani makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists) 39–35
2:28 NYL Han Xu makes 2-foot layup (Breanna Stewart assists) 41–35
2:12 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
2:10 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
2:06 NYL Breanna Stewart bad pass turnover (Alyssa Thomas steals)
2:02 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes running layup (Alyssa Thomas assists) 41–37
1:54 NYL Rebekah Gardner misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:52 PHX Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound
1:47 PHX Alyssa Thomas makes running layup 41–39
1:30 NYL Han Xu misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:28 NYL Rebekah Gardner offensive rebound
1:15 PHX Alyssa Thomas shooting foul
1:15 PHX Mercury Full timeout
1:15 PHX (01:15) [Mercury] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Mercury] charged with a timeout
1:15 NYL Han Xu makes free throw 1 of 2 42–39
1:15 NYL Han Xu makes free throw 2 of 2 43–39
1:07 NYL Rebekah Gardner personal foul
1:07 PHX Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2 43–40
1:07 PHX Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2 43–41
0:51 NYL Han Xu makes 21-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 46–41
0:33 PHX Alyssa Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
0:32 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
0:23 NYL Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:22 PHX Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound
0:17 PHX Alyssa Thomas makes running layup 46–43
0:01 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:00 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 NYL Pauline Astier enters the game for Han Xu
10:00 NYL Rebecca Allen enters the game for Marine Johannes
10:00 NYL Jonquel Jones enters the game for Rebekah Gardner
9:43 PHX Noemie Brochant makes driving layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists) 46–45
9:16 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup 48–45
9:05 PHX Monique Akoa Makani makes 15-foot pullup jump shot 48–47
8:33 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
8:31 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
8:17 PHX Noemie Brochant makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alyssa Thomas assists) 48–50
8:09 PHX Monique Akoa Makani personal foul
7:50 NYL Breanna Stewart makes 20-foot jumper (Rebecca Allen assists) 50–50
7:28 PHX Kahleah Copper misses 8-foot two point shot
7:26 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
7:13 NYL Pauline Astier misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
7:10 NYL Sabrina Ionescu offensive rebound
7:06 NYL Breanna Stewart makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 52–50
7:00 PHX Mercury Full timeout
7:00 PHX Valeriane Ayayi enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani
7:00 NYL Marine Fauthoux enters the game for Pauline Astier
6:52 PHX Noemie Brochant misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
6:50 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
6:37 NYL Marine Fauthoux out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:24 PHX Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Noemie Brochant assists) 52–52
6:03 NYL Breanna Stewart misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
6:02 NYL Liberty offensive team rebound
6:02 PHX DeWanna Bonner loose ball foul
5:54 PHX Kahleah Copper personal foul
5:51 NYL Jonquel Jones traveling turnover
5:41 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists) 52–55
5:28 NYL Marine Fauthoux bad pass turnover (Alyssa Thomas steals)
5:24 PHX Alyssa Thomas makes running layup 52–57
4:59 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:57 NYL Liberty offensive team rebound
4:57 NYL shot clock turnover
4:57 NYL Han Xu enters the game for Jonquel Jones
4:45 NYL Sabrina Ionescu personal foul
4:45 NYL Marine Johannes enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu
4:37 NYL Rebecca Allen shooting foul
4:37 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2 52–58
4:37 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2 52–59
4:30 PHX Noemie Brochant personal foul
4:17 NYL Breanna Stewart misses driving floating jump shot
4:14 PHX Kahleah Copper defensive rebound
4:06 PHX Kahleah Copper makes 22-foot three point jumper (Valeriane Ayayi assists) 52–62
4:05 NYL Liberty Full timeout
4:05 NYL Rebekah Gardner enters the game for Rebecca Allen
3:48 PHX Valeriane Ayayi shooting foul
3:48 NYL Marine Fauthoux makes free throw 1 of 2 53–62
3:48 NYL Marine Fauthoux makes free throw 2 of 2 54–62
3:33 PHX Alyssa Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
3:32 NYL Han Xu defensive rebound
3:20 NYL Marine Fauthoux lost ball turnover (DeWanna Bonner steals)
3:05 NYL Rebekah Gardner shooting foul
3:05 PHX Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 54–63
3:05 PHX Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 54–64
2:45 NYL Breanna Stewart misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
2:43 PHX DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound
2:33 PHX Noemie Brochant out of bounds bad pass turnover
2:20 NYL Breanna Stewart misses layup
2:18 NYL Breanna Stewart offensive rebound
2:14 NYL Marine Fauthoux misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:12 PHX Mercury defensive team rebound
2:12 NYL Jonquel Jones enters the game for Marine Johannes
2:12 NYL Sabrina Ionescu enters the game for Breanna Stewart
1:58 PHX Kahleah Copper misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
1:55 NYL Han Xu defensive rebound
1:43 NYL Jonquel Jones makes layup (Marine Fauthoux assists) 56–64
1:33 PHX Alyssa Thomas out of bounds bad pass turnover
1:33 PHX Natasha Mack enters the game for Kahleah Copper
1:33 PHX Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Alyssa Thomas
1:23 NYL Han Xu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marine Fauthoux assists) 59–64
1:08 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
1:06 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
0:55 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup 61–64
0:41 NYL Sabrina Ionescu personal foul
0:41 PHX Monique Akoa Makani enters the game for Noemie Brochant
0:36 NYL Han Xu shooting foul
0:36 PHX DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2 61–65
0:36 PHX DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
0:36 NYL Han Xu defensive rebound
0:33 PHX Monique Akoa Makani personal foul
0:33 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2 62–65
0:33 NYL Rebecca Allen enters the game for Rebekah Gardner
0:33 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2 63–65
0:13 PHX Sami Whitcomb out of bounds bad pass turnover
0:03 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 28-foot three point jumper 66–65
0:01 PHX Valeriane Ayayi misses 52-foot three point jumper
0:00 PHX Mercury offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4