Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBrionna Jones scores 20, Marina Mabrey adds 19 as Sun beat Mercury 88-69
Tyasha Harris hit a 3-pointer that made it 11-8 at the 6:16 mark of the first quarter and Connecticut (27-10) led the rest of the way en route to its third straight victory. With the win, the Sun remained a game behind the Minnesota Lynx for second place in the WNBA standings and four games back of the first-place New York Liberty.
DeWanna Bonner scored 14 points, Harris had 12 and Alyssa Thomas finished with 11 assists to go with seven points for the Sun.
Phoenix (17-20) has lost six of its last seven games, including three straight since it beat the Atlanta Dream 74-66 on Sept. 3 to clinch a postseason berth. The Mercury had their streak of 10 consecutive playoff appearances snapped last season, when they won just nine games and had the second-worst winning percentage in franchise history (.225).
Brittney Griner made 11 of 15 from the field and finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the Mercury. Natasha Cloud scored 17 points with seven assists and Diana Taurasi had seven points on 2 of 10 shooting with four assists.
Connecticut had a 22-17 lead after the first quarter and grew that lead to 46-38 at the half.
A jumper from Cloud cut the Sun's lead to 48-42 at the 7:31 mark of the third, but Connecticut responded with a 22-0 and took a commanding 70-44 lead into the fourth.
The Sun outscored the Mercury 24-6 in the third quarter as Phoenix shot 3 of 20 from the field, including 0 for 10 from 3-point range. It tied for the Mercury's lowest-scoring quarter of the season.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 88 - 69 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 69 | |
4th 4.1 | shot clock turnover | 88 - 69 | |
4th 28.1 | Natasha Mack makes 7-foot two point shot | 88 - 69 | |
4th 44.1 | Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 88 - 67 |
Statistics
CONN | PHX | |
---|---|---|
33-75 | FG | 27-72 |
44.0 | Field Goal % | 37.5 |
8-26 | 3PT | 6-33 |
30.8 | Three Point % | 18.2 |
14-17 | FT | 9-11 |
82.4 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
38 | Rebounds | 33 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
23 | Assists | 19 |
2 | Steals | 4 |
5 | Blocks | 7 |
7 | Turnovers | 7 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
2 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
14 | Fouls | 16 |
28 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 14,190 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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