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Phoenix Mercury at Tulsa Shock

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
11-7, 4-5 Away
Final
66 - 78

Tulsa Shock
10-9, 6-3 Home

Mercury close on 19-5 spurt to beat Shock 78-66

Griner had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Phoenix (11-7), which has won nine of its 11 meetings with Tulsa at the BOK Center.

Odyssey Sims led Tulsa (10-9) with 16 points, 13 in the first half, and Plenette Pierson added 14. Tulsa has lost five in a row and eight of its last 10.

Tulsa led by 12 in the third quarter, but Phoenix closed on a 9-1 run to take a 55-53 lead, its first since it was 25-23. The Mercury outscored the Shock 47-26 in the second half in front of a sparse crowd.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 3-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 66
4th 5.0 Jordan Hooper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists) 78 - 66
4th 13.0 DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists) 78 - 63
4th 34.0 DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound 75 - 63
4th 37.0 Plenette Pierson misses 19-foot jumper 75 - 63

Statistics

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28-54 FG 21-72
52 Field Goal % 29
5-10 3PT 6-22
50 Three Point % 27
17-21 FT 18-23
81 Free Throw % 78
35 Rebounds 32
2 Offensive Rebounds 9
33 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 10
9 Steals 11
10 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
12 Fast Break Points 9
28 Points in Paint 28
21 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: BOK Center

Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 4,637 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 9 L2 0.775 31
Golden State 2 11 W4 0.725 29
Las Vegas 4 13 W3 0.675 27
Dallas 7 16 W4 0.6 24
Portland 15 24 L1 0.4 16
Los Angeles 16 25 W2 0.375 15
Phoenix 17 26 W1 0.35 14
Seattle 23 32 L1 0.2 8
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