The Phoenix Mercury were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces, 100 to 82, at home on September 24. Kahleah Copper had 18 points to lead the Mercury. With the loss, the Mercury moved to 16-28 on the season.
| TEAM | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mercury | 9/24/2026 | vs | L 82-100 | 200 | 82 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 70 | 44.3 | 8 | 26 | 30.8 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 53.5 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 2 | | Mercury | 9/21/2026 | vs | W 87-86 | 200 | 87 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 54.2 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 3 | | Mercury | 8/29/2026 | vs | W 101-69 | 200 | 101 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 77 | 48.1 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 61.0 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 4 | | Mercury | 8/27/2026 | vs | L 73-80 | 200 | 73 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 66 | 40.9 | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 49.4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 5 | | Mercury | 8/25/2026 | vs | L 84-94 | 200 | 84 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 70 | 47.1 | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 54.2 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 6 | | Mercury | 8/22/2026 | vs | L 89-99 | 200 | 89 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 62 | 46.8 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 61.0 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 7 | | Mercury | 8/16/2026 | vs | L 85-88 | 200 | 85 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 54.5 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 8 | | Mercury | 8/1/2026 | vs | L 92-94 | 200 | 92 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 63 | 50.8 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 61.1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 9 | | Mercury | 7/29/2026 | vs | W 91-89 | 200 | 91 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 55 | 49.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 32 | 43 | 74.4 | 61.6 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 10 | | Mercury | 7/19/2026 | vs | W 72-63 | 200 | 72 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 63 | 41.3 | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 49.2 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 11 | | Mercury | 7/17/2026 | vs | L 83-96 | 200 | 83 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 65 | 46.2 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 55.2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 12 | | Mercury | 7/9/2026 | vs | L 89-92 | 200 | 89 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 71 | 49.3 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 59.0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 13 | | Mercury | 7/7/2026 | vs | L 66-77 | 200 | 66 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 37.0 | 7 | 24 | 29.2 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 51.1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 14 | | Mercury | 7/2/2026 | vs | W 90-67 | 200 | 90 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 73 | 45.2 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 55.3 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 15 | | Mercury | 6/20/2026 | vs | W 93-73 | 200 | 93 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 63 | 49.2 | 10 | 29 | 34.5 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 62.5 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 16 | | Mercury | 6/17/2026 | vs | L 76-86 | 200 | 76 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 57 | 47.4 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 60.2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 19 | ||
| 17 | | Mercury | 6/13/2026 | vs | L 102-111 | 225 | 102 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 80 | 50.0 | 13 | 35 | 37.1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 58.9 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 23 | ||
| 18 | | Mercury | 6/1/2026 | vs | L 77-111 | 200 | 77 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 34.4 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 50.7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 19 | | Mercury | 5/21/2026 | vs | L 88-97 | 200 | 88 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 69 | 42.0 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 53.8 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 20 | | Mercury | 5/19/2026 | vs | L 90-98 | 200 | 90 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 70 | 45.7 | 4 | 22 | 18.2 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 54.7 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 21 | | Mercury | 5/15/2026 | vs | W 91-83 | 200 | 91 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 38.7 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 37 | 41 | 90.2 | 56.8 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 22 | | Mercury | 5/12/2026 | vs | L 84-88 | 200 | 84 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 71 | 36.6 | 9 | 29 | 31.0 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 49.1 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 23 |  | Mercury | 9/9/2025 | vs | L 83-88 | 200 | 83 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 41.7 | 10 | 30 | 33.3 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 52.2 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 24 | | Mercury | 9/2/2025 | vs | W 85-79 | 200 | 85 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 66 | 45.5 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 55.8 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 25 | | Mercury | 8/30/2025 | vs | W 80-63 | 200 | 80 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 63 | 47.6 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 57.8 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 12 | ||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |