NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
2-3, 1-3 Away
Final
82 - 75

Chicago Sky
3-2, 3-0 Home

DeShields, Vandersloot lead Sky past Mercury 82-75

Chicago (3-2) led 43-41 at the half before DeShields had four of the six 3-pointers the Sky made in the third quarter to build a 67-55 lead.

Twice Vandersloot baskets put Chicago's lead at 15 points, the second coming midway through the fourth quarter. Phoenix (2-3) cut the lead to five with just under a minute left but Gabby Williams grabbed an offensive rebound that Vandersloot turned into a layup with 29.3 seconds to play and then Vandersloot added a steal to seal the win.

Stefanie Dolson added 14 points and Williams 10 for the Sky, who were 12 of 23 from 3-point range. Vandersloot now has 1,427 assists, eighth on the career list.

DeWanna Bonner had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Mercury and Brittney Griner added 16 points.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 75 - 82
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 75 - 82
4th 20.4 DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Courtney Vandersloot steals) 75 - 82
4th 29.3 Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout 75 - 82
4th 29.3 Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup 75 - 82

Statistics

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27-67 FG 32-73
40 Field Goal % 44
5-17 3PT 12-23
29 Three Point % 52
16-20 FT 6-6
80 Free Throw % 100
32 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 30
16 Assists 22
7 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
0 Fast Break Points 11
30 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 20
5 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 4,212 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 6 W10 0.8064516 25
Las Vegas 4 9 L1 0.6896552 20
Golden State 4 9 W1 0.6896552 20
Dallas 5.5 11 W1 0.6333333 19
Los Angeles 12.5 17 W1 0.39285713 11
Phoenix 13.5 19 L1 0.36666667 11
Portland 13.5 19 L5 0.36666667 11
Seattle 19 25 L8 0.19354838 6

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 10 W5 0.64285713 18
Indiana - 11 L1 0.6333333 19
Washington 2 12 W4 0.5714286 16
New York 2 13 W1 0.56666666 17
Chicago 7.5 18 W2 0.37931034 11
Toronto 8.5 19 L6 0.3448276 10
Connecticut 12 23 L5 0.23333333 7
Full Standings

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