NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
5-3, 3-2 Away
Final
79 - 91

Dallas Wings
3-5, 3-2 Home

Diggins-Smith scores 26, Mercury cruise by Wings 91-79

Griner had 22 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, and Turner added 13 points and 11 boards for Phoenix (5-3). Diggins-Smith made all 10 of her free throws, and also had five rebounds for the Mercury, who were missing star Diana Taurasi. The league's all-time leading scorer inured her lower back in Saturday's loss to Seattle in the fourth quarter. An MRI showed no structural damage.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points for Dallas (3-5), which has lost four of five games. Ogunbowale, who entered averaging 20.1 points per game, has scored at least 15 points in 19 consecutive games. Allisha Gray added 17 points and Satou Sabally had 15. The Wings shot just 37% from the field.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 91 - 79
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 91 - 79
4th 11.3 Katie Lou Samuelson makes 4-foot layup (Tyasha Harris assists) 91 - 79
4th 28.7 Brittney Griner makes 15-foot jumper (Brianna Turner assists) 91 - 77
4th 53.3 shot clock turnover 89 - 77

Statistics

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35-74 FG 28-74
47 Field Goal % 38
6-22 3PT 7-26
27 Three Point % 27
15-16 FT 16-21
94 Free Throw % 76
40 Rebounds 34
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
32 Defensive Rebounds 25
27 Assists 20
5 Steals 9
5 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 3
11 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
9 Fast Break Points 8
48 Points in Paint 34
15 Fouls 17
16 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: IMG Academy

Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 6 W3 0.75 18
Las Vegas 1 7 L1 0.7083333 17
Golden State 1 7 W7 0.7083333 17
Dallas 2 8 W5 0.6666667 16
Los Angeles 7 12 L1 0.45454547 10
Portland 8 14 L1 0.41666666 10
Phoenix 10.5 17 L4 0.32 8
Seattle 12.5 19 L2 0.24 6
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