Phoenix Mercury edged Dallas Wings 87 to 86 in a Women's NBA match on 22 September 2026. The hosts, sitting seventh in the table with sixteen wins from forty-three games, held on against the fourth-placed visitors who boast twenty-six victories. And here's the thing — the margin was a single point after a game where neither side built any meaningful cushion.
Dallas had taken a fourteen-point lead at one stage, but Phoenix clawed back through their five successful three-pointers against the visitors' ten. The hosts managed twenty-eight field goals from sixty-seven attempts, while Dallas finished with thirty-one from seventy-four. By then the momentum had shifted completely, though the final tally tells only part of the story.
What stands out in the numbers is how Phoenix made Dallas work for every possession. The visitors secured forty-two rebounds to Phoenix's thirty-two, and won the battle in the paint 22 to 40 — yet still fell short. Dallas committed nine turnovers compared to Phoenix's five, and those mistakes proved costly in the closing moments. To be fair, the hosts also struggled from the line, converting twenty-six of thirty free throws while Dallas managed fourteen from twenty-one.
The result extends Phoenix's resilience in tight games after that narrow defeat to Dallas just three days prior, when the visitors won 87 to 82. This time around the home side refused to go away, holding their nerve when it mattered most. The Wings had looked comfortable for stretches but switched off at the back when Phoenix pushed back.
Phoenix remain seventh with forty-three points from their campaign, while Dallas sit fourth on fifty points. The gap between them has narrowed slightly, and the history between these sides adds an edge to whatever comes next. Our prediction had favoured the visitors at fifty-one per cent confidence, but this match went another way entirely — Phoenix simply had more to give when the pressure mounted.
