| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LV | 24 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 86 |
 PHX | 28 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 76 |
A. Wilson led all scorers (33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST). K. Copper answered with 26 for the Mercury, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Mercury run. It changed hands 12 times and was tied on 12 separate occasions. The Aces lived in the paint, 42 points to 30, and that was the margin. Aces won Q3 by 8 (23–15), the period that decided it. Field goals: Aces 46%, Mercury 47%. From deep: Aces 24%, Mercury 43%. Rebounds: Aces 29, Mercury 30. Turnovers: Aces 9, Mercury 22. Points in the paint: Aces 42, Mercury 30.
The Aces sit 3rd in the Western Conference, 4 games back, winners of 3 straight, 6-4 over their last 10. The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
NaLyssa Smith makes running layup (Chelsea Gray assists)Score73-69NaLyssa Smith makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)Score75-69Jovana Nogic makes 22-foot running jump shot (Kahleah Copper assists)Score75-72NaLyssa Smith makes free throw 1 of 2Score76-72Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jackie Young assists)Score78-72NaLyssa Smith makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-72Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-73Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-74A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2Score80-74A'ja Wilson makes 12-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)Score82-74A'ja Wilson makes 14-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)Score84-74Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2Score84-75Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2Score84-76A'ja Wilson makes 17-foot jumper (Jackie Young assists)Score86-76Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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