Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDiggins-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
 PHX |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W3 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Dallas |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
2.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.375 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 6 | L4 | 0.25 | 2 |
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