| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 20 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 79 |
 GS | 17 | 31 | 18 | 29 | 95 |
J. Salaun led all scorers (21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST). A. Thomas answered with 19 for the Mercury, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 10-0 Valkyries run. The Valkyries lived in the paint, 38 points to 24, and that was the margin. Valkyries won Q2 by 20 (11–31), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 48%, Valkyries 49%. From deep: Mercury 50%, Valkyries 39%. Rebounds: Mercury 24, Valkyries 30. Turnovers: Mercury 17, Valkyries 11. Points in the paint: Mercury 24, Valkyries 38.
The Valkyries sit 2nd in the Western Conference, 2 games back, winners of 4 straight, 8-2 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.
Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 3Score70-80Janelle Salaun makes free throw 3 of 3Score70-81Janelle Salaun makes 3-foot layup (Laeticia Amihere assists)Score70-83Natasha Mack makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)Score73-83Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2Score74-83Alyssa Thomas makes running layupScore76-83Gabby Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)Score76-86Laeticia Amihere makes driving layupScore76-88Laeticia Amihere makes free throw 1 of 1Score76-89Noemie Brochant makes 24-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score79-89Laeticia Amihere makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-90Gabby Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)Score79-93Kaila Charles makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-94Kaila Charles makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-95Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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