| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 27 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 99 |
 LV | 21 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 66 |
A. Thomas led all scorers (20 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST). A. Wilson answered with 19 for the Aces, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 14-0 Mercury run. The Mercury lived in the paint, 46 points to 38, and that was the margin. Mercury won Q3 by 17 (27–10), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 49%, Aces 41%. From deep: Mercury 46%, Aces 21%. Rebounds: Mercury 37, Aces 35. Turnovers: Mercury 8, Aces 17. Points in the paint: Mercury 46, Aces 38.
The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10. The Aces sit 3rd in the Western Conference, 4 games back, winners of 3 straight, 6-4 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.
Kahleah Copper makes driving layupScore87-51Jewell Loyd makes driving layupScore87-53Kiana Williams makes 27-foot three pointerScore90-53Chennedy Carter makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)Score90-55Noemie Brochant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Peyton Williams assists)Score93-55Chennedy Carter makes 19-foot step back jumpshotScore93-57Kiana Williams makes driving layupScore95-57Stephanie Talbot makes layup (NaLyssa Smith assists)Score95-59Anneli Maley makes free throw 1 of 2Score96-59NaLyssa Smith makes free throw 1 of 2Score96-60NaLyssa Smith makes driving layupScore96-62Kiana Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Williams assists)Score99-62Chennedy Carter makes 7-foot jumperScore99-64NaLyssa Smith makes running layup (Kierstan Bell assists)Score99-66Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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