Phoenix Mercury at Connecticut Sun

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Phoenix Mercury

13-8, 7-4 Away

Final
95 - 100

Connecticut Sun

10-11, 3-7 Home

Mercury blows 22-point lead, rallies for win over Sun in OT

Brianna Turner had 10 points, a career-high 21 rebounds, five assists and four blocks for Phoenix (13-8). The Mercury have won seven of their last eight games to pull within a half-game of the fourth-place Minnesota Lynx.

DeWanna Bonner had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas added 18 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three steals for Connecticut (10-11).

Second in the NBA in offensive rebounds at 9.7 per game, the Sun had a season-high 19 against Phoenix, including one by Thomas with 18.5 seconds left in regulation and the game tied at 84-all. But after Connecticut called a timeout, Kaila Charles threw the in-bound pass directly to the Mercury's Shey Peddy and Diggins-Smith made a layup.

Bonner answered with a 3-pointer and then forced Taurasi out of bounds before hitting two free throws to make it 89-86 with 3.4 seconds to go. Diggins-Smith hit a runner to force OT.

The Sun beat Phoenix 85-70 on Monday to snap its six-game win streak.

Phoenix led 40-18 midway through the second quarter but the Sun used a 33-10 run to take a three point lead into the fourth.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

5th 0.0	End of Game	100 - 95
5th 0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	100 - 95
5th 2.0	Shey Peddy makes free throw 2 of 2	100 - 95
5th 2.0	Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 2	99 - 95
5th 2.0	Alyssa Thomas personal foul	98 - 95

Statistics

PHX		CON
35-82	FG	31-84
43	Field Goal %	37
9-33	3PT	8-28
27	Three Point %	29
21-25	FT	25-30
84	Free Throw %	83
39	Rebounds	55
10	Offensive Rebounds	21
29	Defensive Rebounds	34
24	Assists	13
7	Steals	8
7	Blocks	5
11	Turnovers	16
1	Team Turnovers	0
12	Total Turnovers	16
1	Technical Fouls	1
1	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
6	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	21
10	Fast Break Points	4
44	Points in Paint	42
24	Fouls	23
22	Largest Lead	4

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	7.5	13	W1	0.4347826	10
Phoenix	10.5	17	L4	0.32	8
Seattle	12.5	19	L2	0.24	6

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	9	W2	0.6086956	14
Atlanta	0.5	10	W1	0.5833333	14
New York	1.5	11	L3	0.5416667	13
Washington	2	10	W1	0.52380955	11
Toronto	4	13	W1	0.4347826	10
Chicago	7	16	L2	0.3043478	7
Connecticut	9	18	L2	0.2173913	5

Full Standings

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