| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TOR | 23 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 98 |
 PHX | 23 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 90 |
B. Sykes led all scorers (31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST). K. Copper answered with 18 for the Mercury, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 10-0 Tempo run. It changed hands 24 times and was tied on 13 separate occasions. The Tempo won the glass 35–32, and that was the margin. Tempo won Q4 by 9 (25–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Tempo 46%, Mercury 46%. From deep: Tempo 42%, Mercury 18%. Rebounds: Tempo 35, Mercury 32. Turnovers: Tempo 12, Mercury 9. Points in the paint: Tempo 26, Mercury 52.
The Tempo sit 6th in the Eastern Conference, 15 games back, losers of 4 straight, 1-9 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.
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shotScore85-80Kiki Rice makes running layup (Marina Mabrey assists)Score87-80Alyssa Thomas makes 1-foot layup (Kahleah Copper assists)Score87-82Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2Score88-82Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score89-82DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)Score89-84Alyssa Thomas makes running layupScore89-86Maria Conde makes 2-foot layup (Marina Mabrey assists)Score91-86Kiki Rice makes layup (Brittney Sykes assists)Score93-86Noemie Brochant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)Score93-89Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2Score93-90Marina Mabrey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kiki Rice assists)Score96-90Kiki Rice makes free throw 1 of 2Score97-90Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score98-90Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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