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Phoenix Mercury vs Connecticut Sun

WNBA
Mercury
12-21
72-75
Final
Sun
8-23
Mohegan Sun Arena
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PHX271392372
CON1814172675

Who won: Sun 75-72

The Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 75-72 on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun win the series 2-1. The Sun outscored the Mercury 17-9 in the 3rd quarter. Kennedy Burke led the Sun in points (15). Kelsey Plum led the Mercury in points (25).

Leaders

PHXCON
Points
Kelsey Plum
25
Kennedy Burke
15
Assists
Alyssa Thomas
5
Charlisse Leger-Walker
5
Rebounds
DeWanna Bonner
11
Aaliyah Edwards
8

Scoring

3rd Quarter
9:09
Driving Layup Shot

DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Kelsey Plum assists)

42-35
8:33
Driving Layup Shot

Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Kelsey Plum assists)

44-35
7:27
Jump Shot

Aaliyah Edwards makes 10-foot jumper (Leila Lacan assists)

44-37
6:35
Reverse Layup Shot

Aaliyah Edwards makes 6-foot reverse layup (Brittney Griner assists)

44-39
5:53
Layup Shot

Brittney Griner makes layup (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists)

44-41
5:01
Pullup Jump Shot

Leila Lacan makes 18-foot pullup jump shot

44-43
4:10
Cutting Layup Shot

Noemie Brochant makes 2-foot layup (Kahleah Copper assists)

46-43
3:49
Turnaround Hook Shot

Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists)

46-45
3:05
Pullup Jump Shot

Leila Lacan makes 15-foot pullup jump shot

46-47
2:40
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2

47-47
1:25
Layup Shot Putback

Natasha Mack makes two point shot

49-47
1:06
Jump Shot

Aaliyah Edwards makes 19-foot jumper (Hailey Van Lith assists)

49-49
4th Quarter
9:30
Jump Shot

Sami Whitcomb makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)

52-49
9:11
Pullup Jump Shot

Hailey Van Lith makes 26-foot three pointer (Saniya Rivers assists)

52-52
8:53
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 1 of 2

53-52
8:53
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 2 of 2

54-52
8:43
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kennedy Burke makes free throw 1 of 2

54-53
8:13
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2

55-53
7:55
Turnaround Jump Shot

Saniya Rivers makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Brittney Griner assists)

55-55
7:34
Jump Shot

Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)

58-55
7:15
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2

58-56
6:51
Layup Shot

Kelsey Plum makes layup (Natasha Mack assists)

60-56
5:51
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2

61-56
5:31
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Aaliyah Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2

61-57
5:31
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Aaliyah Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2

61-58
5:08
Jump Shot

Kennedy Burke makes 27-foot three point jumper (Saniya Rivers assists)

61-61
4:44
Driving Layup Shot

Saniya Rivers makes driving layup

61-63
4:11
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Diamond Miller makes free throw 2 of 2

61-64
3:50
Fade Away Jump Shot

Kelsey Plum makes 14-foot fade away jump shot

63-64
3:27
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2

64-64
3:27
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2

65-64
3:06
Jump Shot

Diamond Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leila Lacan assists)

65-67
2:20
Cutting Layup Shot

Aaliyah Edwards makes layup (Diamond Miller assists)

65-69
2:10
Pullup Jump Shot

Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three pointer (Natasha Mack assists)

68-69
1:49
Pullup Jump Shot

Kennedy Burke makes 27-foot three pointer

68-72
1:03
Driving Layup Shot

Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)

70-72
32.2
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Leila Lacan makes free throw 2 of 2

70-73
20.3
Driving Floating Jump Shot

Kelsey Plum makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot

72-73
12.9
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Leila Lacan makes free throw 1 of 2

72-74
12.9
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Leila Lacan makes free throw 2 of 2

72-75

Scores shown as PHX-CON.

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