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 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 21-23 | FT | 25-34 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 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:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W8 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 3 | W5 | 0.75 | 9 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 8 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 5 | W2 | 0.61538464 | 8 |
 Los Angeles |
4 | 6 | W2 | 0.5 | 6 |
 Portland |
5 | 8 | L4 | 0.42857143 | 6 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 10 | L2 | 0.2857143 | 4 |
 Seattle |
8.5 | 12 | L8 | 0.2 | 3 |
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