Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Final Score & Over/Under Result — Jul 7, 2026

Kahleah Copper's 25 points carried Phoenix, but it proved insufficient to overcome a Chicago defense that suffocated the Mercury's supporting cast throughout a defensive grind that landed well short of expectations. The Sky held their hosts to 66 points while stealing a 77-66 road win, sending the combined total plummeting to 143—a full 29.5 points under the 172.5 market projection. DAGGER's pregame lean to the under cashed decisively.

The game's texture was set early: Q1 saw the highest pace of the evening at 39 combined points, but the pace cratered in Q2, when both teams managed just 29 combined points together—the slowest quarter of the night. Phoenix's defense tightened in Q3 (32 combined), yet Chicago's half-to-half drop from 68 first-half points to 57 in the second half proved telling. Sydney Taylor's 16 points and Natasha Cloud's steady 11 points with 6 assists anchored the Sky's scoring; Azura Stevens dominated the glass with 10 rebounds despite just 9 points. For Phoenix, DeWanna Bonner chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Alyssa Thomas added 11 points with 5 assists, but the Mercury generated just 66 points across 40 minutes—well below their recent seasonal norm of 86.7 per game. The fourth quarter's 43 combined points couldn't rescue the total from a night defined by two teams playing halfcourt basketball.