An explosive first half paved the way for the Mercury to claim an 95-60 victory over a Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever. This was the ninth-consecutive game that Clark has missed for Indiana. In her absence, the team has gone 5-4.

During one play late in the third quarter, Bonner tried to make a tough shot over Lexie Hull but air-balled instead. A Mercury player recovered the rebound and fed it back to Bonner for a second chance, but Bonner missed the layup right before the shot clock expired.

Fellow Phoenix star Kahleah Copper grabbed the offensive rebound before passing it to Bonner again, whose second attempt was blocked by Natasha Howard, leading to a shot-clock violation and a timeout.