Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSun beat Mercury 76-67, clinch No. 1 seed in playoffs
Connecticut (24-6), which has won 12 consecutive games, snapped the Mercury's 10-game win streak. It was just the second matchup ever of teams with win streaks of 10-plus games. Minnesota and Los Angeles met in 2016 when both were undefeated.
Phoenix (19-11) fell into fifth in the WNBA standings, a half-game behind Minnesota. The top four seeds earn a first-round bye.
Brittney Griner made a short jumper to pull the Mercury within two early in the fourth quarter but Natasha Heideman answered with a 3-pointer to spark an 11-4 run capped when Jones made a layup that made it 70-61 with 2:28 to play.
Griner had 23 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks to lead Phoenix. She missed a 15-foot jumper early in the second quarter but Brianna Turner grabbed the offensive rebound and then hit Griner cutting toward the basket for a one-handed dunk. The two-time WNBA scoring champion has a career-high four dunks this season and has 16 of the 19 regular-season dunks in league history.
Diana Taurasi didn't play because of an injured ankle.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 67 |
| 4th 4.4 |  |
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 67 |
| 4th 4.4 | |
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2 | 75 - 67 |
| 4th 4.4 |  |
Shey Peddy personal take foul | 74 - 67 |
Statistics
 CON |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 27-56 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 18-19 | FT | 8-9 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fouls | 21 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,811 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 7 | L3 | 0.6315789 | 12 |
 New York |
0.5 | 8 | L2 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.5 | 9 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6 | 13 | L1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 15 | W2 | 0.21052632 | 4 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.7894737 | 15 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
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