| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHI | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 104 |
 PHX | 29 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 108 |
Phoenix Mercury survived it 108–104 — a 4-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. H. Van Lith led all scorers (20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST). The game turned on a 10-0 Sky run. The Mercury won the glass 33–25, and that was the margin. Mercury won Q1 by 7 (22–29), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sky 51%, Mercury 49%. From deep: Sky 38%, Mercury 44%. Rebounds: Sky 25, Mercury 33. Turnovers: Sky 14, Mercury 16. Points in the paint: Sky 30, Mercury 24.
The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10. The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11 games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 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.
Lauren Jensen makes free throw 2 of 2Score94-104Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 1 of 2Score95-104Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 2 of 2Score96-104Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 1 of 2Score97-104Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 2 of 2Score98-104Megan Nestor makes free throw 1 of 2Score99-104Megan Nestor makes free throw 2 of 2Score100-104Kiana Williams makes free throw 1 of 2Score100-105Quionche Carter makes free throw 1 of 2Score100-106Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 1 of 2Score101-106Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 2 of 2Score102-106Morgan Maly makes free throw 1 of 2Score102-107Morgan Maly makes free throw 2 of 2Score102-108Tonie Morgan makes layupScore104-108Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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