Phoenix Mercury at Golden State Valkyries
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAlyssa Thomas makes free throw with a second remaining to lift Mercury past Valkyries
Janelle Salaun hit a 3-pointer with 10.3 left to get the Valkyries to 76-75 and tied it at 77 on a baseline jumper with 6.8 to go. Thomas was fouled on a drive to the basket and got the second free throw to roll in.
DeWanna Bonner led Phoenix (15-6) with 22 points and 11 rebounds. She made a reverse layup with 51.8 seconds left for a 75-72 lead, but missed two of four free throws in the final 16 seconds to keep Golden State in it.
Veronica Burton led Golden State (10-11) with 17 points and six assists. Tiffany Hayes added 15 points, Salaun scored 12 and Monique Billings had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Phoenix led 36-32 at halftime despite 39% shooting. The Mercury didn’t make their first field goal of the fourth quarter until the 5:38 mark.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Monique Billings enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini | 77 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Mercury offensive team rebound | 77 - 77 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 25-74 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 14-33 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 12-19 | FT | 13-15 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · 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 |
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