| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 70 |
 DAL | 24 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 85 |
P. Bueckers led all scorers (31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST). L. Held answered with 17 for the Mercury, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 9-0 Mercury run. The Wings lived in the paint, 50 points to 22, and that was the margin. Wings won Q3 by 9 (16–25), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mercury 39%, Wings 52%. From deep: Mercury 33%, Wings 22%. Rebounds: Mercury 30, Wings 37. Turnovers: Mercury 16, Wings 18. Points in the paint: Mercury 22, Wings 50.
The Wings sit 4th in the Western Conference, 7 games back, winners of 4 straight, 5-5 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 free throw 2 of 2Score56-73Jessica Shepard makes running layup (Aziaha James assists)Score56-75Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score59-75Jessica Shepard makes 15-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)Score59-77Lexi Held makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score61-77Azzi Fudd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)Score61-80Monique Akoa Makani makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score63-80Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 1 of 2Score64-80Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 2 of 2Score65-80Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)Score68-80DeWanna Bonner makes running layup (Kahleah Copper assists)Score70-80Li Yueru makes 3-foot reverse layup (Alysha Clark assists)Score70-82Li Yueru makes free throw 1 of 1Score70-83JJ Quinerly makes 11-foot pullup jump shotScore70-85Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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