
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 leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 78 - 77 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 77 |
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Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 77 |
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Monique Billings enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini | 77 - 77 |
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Mercury offensive team rebound | 77 - 77 |
Statistics
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27-57 | FG | 25-74 |
47.4 | Field Goal % | 33.8 |
12-29 | 3PT | 14-33 |
41.4 | Three Point % | 42.4 |
12-19 | FT | 13-15 |
63.2 | Free Throw % | 86.7 |
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 |
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- | 4 | W2 | 0.8333333 | 20 |
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4 | 7 | L1 | 0.6818182 | 15 |
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5.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
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8 | 11 | W2 | 0.5 | 11 |
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9 | 12 | L3 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
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11 | 14 | W2 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
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13.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.26086956 | 6 |
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