Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association

Chicago Sky

8-13, 4-6 Away

Final
80 - 62

Phoenix Mercury

6-15, 5-6 Home

Peddy scores 20 and the Mercury top the Sky to win consecutive games for 1st time this season

Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky - Condensed Game

Brittney Griner had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Megan Gustafson added 12 points and fellow reserve Shug Sutton scored 11 for the the Mercury (6-15), who got 45 points from their bench players. Phoenix was coming off a win over Connecticut on Tuesday.

Kahleah Copper scored 17 points for the Sky (8-13).

Phoenix led 50-32 following back-to-back 3-pointers by Sophie Cunningham and Michaela Onyenwere just over two minutes into the third quarter. Then, Copper rallied the Sky.

Copper had 11 in the quarter and capped an 18-2 run with a pair of free throws after Cunningham was called for a technical. That made it 52-50 with 1:05 to go in the period. But, in the last minute, Peddy hit consecutive 3s and her buzzer-beater put Phoenix ahead 58-50.

Peddy opened the fourth quarter with another 3 and the Mercury pulled away.

Chicago struggled to score in the opening period. Phoenix led 22-8 after one quarter and 40-29 at the half.

Griner had a free throw in the second quarter that gave her 4,821 points, second on the Phoenix career scoring list. Diana Taurasi, who missed the game with a hamstring injury, is the franchise and WNBA leader at 9,929.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	62 - 80
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	62 - 80
4th 0.0	shot clock turnover	62 - 80
4th 24.0	Ruthy Hebard makes layup (Morgan Bertsch assists)	62 - 80
4th 29.1	Taylor Soule offensive rebound	60 - 80

Statistics

CHI		PHX
26-76	FG	31-68
34	Field Goal %	46
2-21	3PT	9-20
10	Three Point %	45
8-13	FT	9-10
62	Free Throw %	90
37	Rebounds	40
15	Offensive Rebounds	11
22	Defensive Rebounds	29
15	Assists	19
13	Steals	5
6	Blocks	4
13	Turnovers	17
1	Team Turnovers	1
14	Total Turnovers	18
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	1
13	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	24
14	Fast Break Points	7
32	Points in Paint	40
13	Fouls	15
0	Largest Lead	20

Game Information

Mortgage Matchup Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 11,292 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	-	1	W1	0.75	3
Chicago	-	1	W1	0.75	3
Washington	0.5	1	W1	0.6666667	2
Atlanta	0.5	1	L1	0.6666667	2
Toronto	1	2	W1	0.5	2
Indiana	1	2	W1	0.5	2
Connecticut	3	4	L4	0	0

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Las Vegas	-	1	W4	0.8	4
Golden State	1	1	L1	0.6666667	2
Minnesota	1.5	2	L1	0.5	2
Phoenix	1.5	2	W1	0.5	2
Dallas	2	2	L2	0.33333334	1
Portland	2	2	L1	0.33333334	1
Los Angeles	2.5	3	L1	0.25	1
Seattle	2.5	3	L2	0.25	1

Full Standings

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