Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury Final Score & Over/Under Result — Sep 21, 2026

A pair of evenly matched opening halves set up a defensive grind in the second half, leaving Phoenix's 87-86 win just shy of the market total. Combined scoring reached 90 points by halftime—led by a wide-open first quarter that saw 45 combined points—before both teams tightened their grip. The third quarter produced just 39 combined points, the game's lowest quarter, and though the fourth quarter bounced back to 44, the combined total of 173 landed one-half point under the 173.5 market total.

Kahleah Copper paced Phoenix with 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist, while Alyssa Thomas anchored the Mercury's inside game with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and a team-high 12 assists. Dallas countered with Paige Bueckers' 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Jessica Shepard's dominant 17 points, 19 rebounds, and 6 assists. Natasha Mack added 12 points for Phoenix; Maddy Siegrist chipped in 9 for the Wings.

The result marked a sharp departure from the recent head-to-head pattern—Dallas had won both earlier matchups this season, 87-82 and 85-70, each time driving totals well below this line. DAGGER leaned over pregame, and the miss stung: the number had actually climbed from 173.5 at open to 174.5 by tipoff before settling at that razor-thin miss.