Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationVandersloot leads Sky past Mercury in WNBA Finals rematch
Phoenix star Diana Taurasi was ejected with 3:43 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call with an official. The Mercury were trailing 31-21 at the time, but rallied in the third quarter by scoring 31 points and shooting 72% from the floor.
Vandersloot made 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter for a 72-70 lead, and she knocked the ball away from Skylar Diggins-Smith on a drive at the other end. Rebekah Gardner also went 1 for 2 at the line for a three-point lead and former Chicago player Diamond DeShields did not hit the rim on a corner 3-pointer as time expired.
Kahleah Copper added 11 points, and Emma Meesseman and Gardner each scored 10 for Chicago (5-3). Parker was just 2-of-9 from the field as both teams shot under 42%.
Tina Charles scored 25 points for Phoenix (2-7). Diggins-Smith had 12 points and eight assists and DeShields added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Chicago jumped out to a 20-10 first-quarter lead after holding Phoenix to 4-of-20 shooting. Charles had six of the Mercury’s 10 points.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Mercury offensive team rebound | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Diamond DeShields misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot | 70 - 73 |
| 4th 2.8 | |
Mercury 20 Sec. timeout | 70 - 73 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-70 | FG | 27-66 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 6-11 | FT | 14-17 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 5,133 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 7 | W6 | 0.6956522 | 16 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 14 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 11 | W1 | 0.45 | 9 |
 Portland |
6.5 | 12 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
8 | 14 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 17 | W1 | 0.26086956 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 9 | L5 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 9 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 17 | L1 | 0.22727273 | 5 |
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