Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury Game Player Stats and Box Score - Aug. 7 | 2025 WNBA Season

The Phoenix Mercury dominated the second half of Thursday's game to earn an easy 95-60 win over the Indiana Fever. The Mercury was led by DeWanna Bonner, who had her best game of the season. Sophie Cunningham, on the other hand, also had a good game against her former team.

Bonner came off the bench to score 23 points. She initially joined the Fever in free agency, but a diminished role and being a bad fit led to her request to be traded. When Indiana couldn't find a trade partner, she was waived and was signed by the Mercury.

Alyssa Thomas dropped a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Satou Sabally contributed 15 points and eight rebounds. Kahleah Copper added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists as Phoenix extended its winning streak to three games.

Sophie Cunningham, who was playing her first game back in Phoenix since getting traded to Indiana last January, was the only player to show up for the Indiana Fever. Cunningham had 18 points after hitting 5-for-7 shots from beyond the arc.

Kelsey Mitchell was ice cold, finishing with 12 points on 17 shots, while Aliyah Boston only scored four points and was in foul trouble. The Fever finished their current four-game road trip with a record of 2-2.

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Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury Game Player Stats and Box Score

Fever

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Natasha Howard	7	2	0	3	1	2	1	18	3-6	1-1	0-0	-15
Aliyah Boston	4	9	3	2	1	4	4	26	1-6	0-0	2-2	-9
Kelsey Mitchell	12	1	4	1	1	4	0	34	4-17	1-6	3-6	-39
Sophie Cunningham	18	2	2	0	0	4	3	26	6-9	5-8	1-1	-14
Aari McDonald	4	2	3	0	1	2	3	24	2-5	0-3	0-2	-15
Damiris Dantas	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	3-6	0-2	0-0	-18
Brianna Turner	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	-11
Chloe Bibby	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	-12
Makayla Timpson	5	2	0	0	1	1	1	10	2-3	0-0	1-2	-16
Sydney Colson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Lexie Hull	2	6	0	0	0	1	4	26	1-11	0-8	0-0	-25
Caitlin Clark	DNP

Mercury

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alyssa Thomas	18	11	10	3	0	2	1	30	8-12	0-0	2-2	32
Natasha Mack	4	2	0	0	0	0	3	23	2-2	0-0	0-0	14
Satou Sabally	15	8	2	1	0	2	2	21	5-11	2-5	3-4	10
Kahleah Copper	11	6	4	2	0	3	3	27	5-13	1-4	0-0	24
Monique Akoa Makani	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	23	1-7	1-3	2-2	14
DeWanna Bonner	23	7	1	1	0	1	0	24	7-16	2-7	7-7	21
Kathryn Westbeld	3	1	2	1	0	2	0	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	25
Kalani Brown	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	3
Sami Whitcomb	8	6	1	1	0	2	2	23	3-10	2-6	0-0	26
Kitija Laksa	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-0	3-3	3
Lexi Held	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2-2	1-1	0-0	3

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Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury Game Summary

There were only three games on the WNBA schedule for Thursday, including the Indiana Fever versus Phoenix Mercury matchup at Footprint Center. The Fever entered the game coming off a loss to the LA Sparks, while the Mercury were on a two-game winning streak.

Coach Stephanie White had to deal with Caitlin Clark's absence for the ninth consecutive contest. White's starting five featured Aari McDonald, Kelsey Mitchell, Sophie Cunningham, Natasha Howard and Aliyah Boston. Clark has no timetable for a return, but the Fever were 5-3 in the last eight games she missed.

Meanwhile, coach Nate Thibbetts stuck with his usual starting lineup when everyone is healthy. It consists of Monique Akoa Makani, Kahleah Copper, Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas and Natasha Mack.

After a back-and-forth start in the first quarter, the Mercury quickly established their dominance in the final five minutes of the period. They continued to outplay and outhustle the Fever in the second quarter before Sophie Cunningham made it interesting at the end of the half.

However, the Fever couldn't buy a basket as Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner took over for Phoenix in the second half.