| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 21 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 72 |
 SEA | 15 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 68 |
Phoenix Mercury survived it 72–68 — a 4-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. A. Fam led all scorers (18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST). The game turned on a 11-0 Mercury run. The Mercury won the glass 44–34, and that was the margin. Mercury won Q4 by 7 (20–13), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 38%, Storm 38%. From deep: Mercury 14%, Storm 27%. Rebounds: Mercury 44, Storm 34. Turnovers: Mercury 14, Storm 14. Points in the paint: Mercury 34, Storm 28.
The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10. The Storm sit 8th in the Western Conference, 23 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 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 running layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)Score61-59Natasha Mack makes running layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score63-59Awa Fam makes 5-foot hook shotScore63-61DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)Score65-61DeWanna Bonner makes running layupScore67-61DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2Score68-61Jade Melbourne makes free throw 1 of 2Score68-62Jade Melbourne makes free throw 2 of 2Score68-63Zia Cooke makes running layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)Score68-65Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2Score69-65Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2Score70-65Katie Lou Samuelson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)Score70-68Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2Score71-68Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2Score72-68Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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