Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMercury clinch home playoff game with 86-66 win over Sun
The Sun (21-12) dropped into a third-place tie with the New York Liberty, each with one game remaining in the regular season. Connecticut visits the Los Angeles Sparks and New York travels to the Dallas Wings, both on Sunday. The Liberty hold the tiebreaker.
The Mercury (17-16) finish their season at home against Atlanta on Sunday and will stay in Phoenix. The Mercury can earn the fifth seed with a win and a loss by Washington.
Diana Taurasi added 15 points and Yvonne Turner scored 13. Phoenix pulled away with a 17-4 run to lead 38-21 late in the second quarter and went into the break still up by 17. Connecticut got the deficit no closer than 12 in the second half.
Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and Brionna Jones added 13 for the Sun.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 86 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Cayla George makes free throw 2 of 2 | 66 - 86 |
| 4th 5.0 | |
Cayla George makes free throw 1 of 2 | 66 - 85 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Brionna Jones personal foul (Cayla George draws the foul) | 66 - 84 |
Statistics
 CON |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-68 | FG | 29-65 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 12-18 | FT | 23-27 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,971 · Capacity:
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 |
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 |
14 | 20 | W1 | 0.4117647 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
15.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
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