| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 11 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 68 |
 NY | 17 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 75 |
K. Copper led all scorers (16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST). The game turned on a 9-0 Liberty run. The Liberty won the glass 40–23, and that was the margin. Liberty won Q1 by 6 (11–17), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 34%, Liberty 43%. From deep: Mercury 25%, Liberty 32%. Rebounds: Mercury 23, Liberty 40. Turnovers: Mercury 9, Liberty 19. Points in the paint: Mercury 22, Liberty 30.
The Liberty sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a win, 7-3 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.
Rebekah Gardner makes running layup (Pauline Astier assists)Score57-67Monique Akoa Makani makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)Score60-67Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score62-67Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 1Score63-67DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2Score64-67DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2Score65-67Pauline Astier makes driving layup (Breanna Stewart assists)Score65-69Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2Score65-70Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2Score65-71Monique Akoa Makani makes 25-foot three point jumperScore68-71Pauline Astier makes free throw 1 of 2Score68-72Pauline Astier makes free throw 2 of 2Score68-73Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2Score68-74Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2Score68-75Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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