NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
2-5, 1-4 Away
Final
69 - 54

Dallas Wings
2-5, 2-2 Home

Thornton, Plaisance lead Wings past Mercury 69-54

Dallas led by nine points entering the fourth quarter, but Phoenix made four 3-pointers in the first three minutes to pull to 53-52. The Wings scored the next 12 points to seal it as the Mercury went scoreless for nearly six minutes.

Arike Ogunbowale and Allisha Gray each added nine points for Dallas (2-5), which has won two straight. Thornton had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half to help Dallas build a 33-27 lead.

Leilani Mitchell led Phoenix (2-5) with 12 points and four 3-pointers. Brittney Griner added 11 points and blocked four shots to move into a tie with Lauren Jackson for third on the WNBA career list with 586.

DeWanna Bonner, the WNBA's scoring leader at 23.8 points, and Griner combined to make just two of their first 15 shots as Phoenix trailed 43-31. Bonner finished with nine points.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 54 - 69
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 54 - 69
4th 1.8 Essence Carson defensive rebound 54 - 69
4th 4.7 Arike Ogunbowale misses driving layup 54 - 69
4th 25.6 Theresa Plaisance defensive rebound 54 - 69

Statistics

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15-61 FG 26-66
25 Field Goal % 39
6-20 3PT 5-22
30 Three Point % 23
18-21 FT 12-15
86 Free Throw % 80
28 Rebounds 49
7 Offensive Rebounds 14
21 Defensive Rebounds 35
10 Assists 13
10 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 3
14 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
10 Fast Break Points 4
14 Points in Paint 30
21 Fouls 19
2 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 4,626 · 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 4.5 9 L2 0.6785714 19
Dallas 6 11 L2 0.62068963 18
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
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