Phoenix Mercury at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJones' 19 points, 15 boards lead Sun over Mercury 93-92
Leilani Mitchell made a 3-pointer for Phoenix with 3 seconds left to pull within one. Stricklen missed two free throws at the other end and Cayla George's shot at the buzzer was off the mark.
Alyssa Thomas added 18 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (15-9). Jasmine Thomas scored 13 of the Sun's 31 points in the first quarter and finished with 15.
Jones had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the first half for her fourth straight double-double.
Diana Taurasi made four 3-pointers and scored 33 points on 12-of-18 shooting for Phoenix (13-11). It was her third time in five games scoring 30-plus. Mitchell added five 3s and 17 points.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 92 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 92 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Phoenix offensive team rebound | 92 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Cayla George misses 31-foot three point jumper | 92 - 93 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Cayla George defensive rebound | 92 - 93 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-69 | FG | 34-68 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 11-14 | FT | 22-26 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,331 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W4 | 0.8055556 | 29 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 12 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 24 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 15 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 20 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 20 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
16 | 23 | L1 | 0.3611111 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
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