San Antonio Stars at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball Association
Taurasi scores 31, Taylor gets 1,000th assist in Mercury win
It was Taurasi's league-leading 40th career 30-plus game and her second of the season. She made 13 straight free throws, which ranks first in the WNBA this season.
Taylor had three assists to become the 20th player in league history to reach the milestone. Candice Dupree chipped in 13 points for Phoenix (3-6), which is 10th in the AP power poll.
Taurasi was 6 for 10 from the field in the first half and hit all eight of her free throws. Phoenix led by six at halftime but started the third on a 12-3 run to extend its lead to 62-47.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 90 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Kayla Alexander defensive rebound | 75 - 90 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Isabelle Harrison misses driving layup | 75 - 90 |
| 4th 29.0 | |
Kayla Alexander offensive rebound | 73 - 90 |
Statistics
 SA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-63 | FG | 30-65 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 16-19 | FT | 26-27 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 96 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,048 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
3 | 11 | W3 | 0.71794873 | 28 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15.5 | 23 | L3 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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