Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationKahleah Copper scores 34, including late 3-pointer, as Mercury beat Wings 102-96
Phoenix was up 61-43 early in the third quarter after a three-point play by Griner before Dallas got to within 99-96 on two free throws by Arike Ogunbowale with 1:54 left.
Those would be the last points the Wings would score as Dallas missed two shots over the next 80 seconds. Copper then sealed the win hitting a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left.
Diana Taurasi finished with 16 points and Rebecca Allen scored 14 for Phoenix (10-10). Natasha Cloud added 10 points and 10 assists.
Natasha Howard scored 14 of her career-high 36 points in the third quarter — and the Wings scored 33 points, their highest-scoring quarter this season as they trimmed the 18-point deficit.
Dallas (4-16) has dropped 14 of its past 15 games.
Ogunbowale scored 26 points for the Wings and Odyssey Sims added 14. The 32-year-old Howard made 11 of 15 from the field, 13 of 17 from the free-throw line and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Dallas won 107-92 in Phoenix on May 25, while the Mercury outlasted the Wings in a 97-90 double-overtime road victory on June 9.
The Mercury, who had dropped back-to-back games and three of their past four, have played four games in the past six days.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 104 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 104 - 96 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Natasha Cloud makes free throw 2 of 2 | 104 - 96 |
| 4th 6.1 | |
Natasha Cloud makes free throw 1 of 2 | 103 - 96 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Jacy Sheldon personal foul | 102 - 96 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-65 | FG | 33-67 |
| 55.4 | Field Goal % | 49.3 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 47.8 | Three Point % | 29.4 |
| 21-23 | FT | 25-34 |
| 91.3 | Free Throw % | 73.5 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,129 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
WNBA News
2025 WNBA championship, series odds: Lynx, Aces current title faves
Here are the odds for each WNBA team to win the 2025 championship.
Storm snap Aces' 17-game win streak, force deciding Game 3
The Storm handed the Aces their first loss since Aug. 2, rallying from a 14-point deficit in the second half Tuesday night to win Game 2 of their first-round series 86-83 and force a deciding Game 3 on Thursday in Las Vegas.
Fever leap another hurdle, force Game 3 with rout of Dream
The Fever proved their resilience yet again, proving they aren't done yet after a 77-60 throttling of the Dream on Tuesday to force a winner-take-all Game 3.
WNBA playoff schedule 2025: How to watch first-round games
The 2025 WNBA postseason is underway, with the first round continuing Wednesday.
Dream, Fever set for winner-take-all game 3
Indiana Fever (24-20, 13-8 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (30-14, 15-6 Eastern Conference)