Phoenix MercuryvsIndiana Fever
PHX 111/IND 109
Things to say
Phoenix beat Indiana 111-109 on the road at Gainbridge.
01
opener
Man, the Fever let that one slip away. Phoenix steals it 111-109 in their building. Two-point game, came down to the wire.
02
key player
Kahleah Copper went off for 28 and ate them up all night. Phoenix doesn't win that game without her, simple as that.
03
hot take
Kelsey Mitchell drops 30 and still takes the L. That's all you need to know about Indiana's defense right now.
04
deep cut
Clark had 8 dimes but the real story is Brochant matching her with 9 off the bench for a 6-13 team. Nobody saw that coming.
05
exit
Fever gotta clean it up quick, they're 10-8 and leaving wins on the table. Curious what they look like next time out.
The recap
Phoenix walked into Gainbridge as the underdog and walked out with a 111-109 stunner, knocking off a Fever squad that had no business losing this one at home. Kahleah Copper was the engine, dropping 28 and just bullying her way to buckets all night.
Kelsey Mitchell did everything she could for Indiana with a game-high 30, and Caitlin Clark kept the offense humming with 8 dimes, but it wasn't enough. Two points is the kind of margin where one stop or one splash flips it, and this time the scrappy 6-13 Mercury came up with the plays down the stretch to take the W on the road.