| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 21 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 78 |
 POR | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 72 |
D. Bonner led all scorers (19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST). S. Barker answered with 15 for the Fire, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Fire run. The Mercury got out in transition for 9 fast-break points to 0, and that was the margin. Mercury won Q1 by 5 (21–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 42%, Fire 42%. From deep: Mercury 33%, Fire 38%. Rebounds: Mercury 24, Fire 32. Turnovers: Mercury 12, Fire 22. Points in the paint: Mercury 24, Fire 28.
The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10. The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 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.
Jovana Nogic makes 5-foot two point shotScore68-67DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2Score69-67DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2Score70-67Jovana Nogic makes free throw 2 of 2Score71-67Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 1 of 2Score72-67Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 2 of 2Score73-67Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2Score73-68Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2Score73-69DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2Score74-69DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2Score75-69Natasha Mack makes free throw 1 of 2Score76-69Natasha Mack makes free throw 2 of 2Score77-69Sarah Ashlee Barker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carla Leite assists)Score77-72Noemie Brochant makes free throw 2 of 2Score78-72Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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