| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 18 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 81 |
 GS | 22 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 87 |
V. Burton led all scorers (25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST). A. Thomas answered with 22 for the Mercury, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 13-0 Mercury run. The Valkyries lived in the paint, 34 points to 32, and that was the margin. Valkyries won Q2 by 13 (14–27), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 46%, Valkyries 44%. From deep: Mercury 36%, Valkyries 34%. Rebounds: Mercury 33, Valkyries 27. Turnovers: Mercury 16, Valkyries 9. Points in the paint: Mercury 32, Valkyries 34.
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.
Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score72-74Gabby Williams makes 4-foot layup (Veronica Burton assists)Score72-76Monique Akoa Makani makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noemie Brochant assists)Score75-76Kaila Charles makes layup (Gabby Williams assists)Score75-78Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2Score76-78Kayla Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)Score76-81Monique Akoa Makani makes 19-foot pullup jump shotScore78-81Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)Score78-83Gabby Williams makes free throw 1 of 1Score78-84Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Noemie Brochant assists)Score80-84Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1Score81-84Gabby Williams makes free throw 2 of 2Score81-85Kayla Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2Score81-86Kayla Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2Score81-87Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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