Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationPaige Bueckers scores 24 and the Wings end their season with a 97-76 victory over the Mercury
Phoenix (27-17), which has lost three in a row, had already clinched the No. 4 seed in the WNBA playoffs and will face the No. 5 seed New York Liberty in the first round.
Satou Sabally led Phoenix with 14 points and Kalani Brown added 12. Third-leading scorer Alyssa Thomas played just 13 minutes.
Maddy Siegrist scored 10 points for Dallas (10-34). Myisha Hines-Allen grabbed 10 rebounds to go with seven points.
Bueckers topped Arike Ogunbowale for the top scoring average by a rookie in franchise history (19.2), while also moving into fifth in WNBA history for most 20-point games by a first-year player at 17.
Bueckers moved past Sue Bird (191 in 2002) for the second most assists by a rookie in WNBA history. Bueckers also passed A’ja Wilson (682) for the third most points by a rookie.
Phoenix started the game making 7 of 8 field goals to take a 20-6 lead following a 10-0 run. But the Wings made 8 of their final 12 shots in the frame to get within 28-25.
Bueckers scored 10 of her 15 first-half points in the final 2:30 to help Dallas build a 57-47 lead. The Wings outscored Phoenix 25-13 in the third quarter to take control at 82-60.
Dallas evened the season series with the Mercury at 2-2, with both teams defending their home courts.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 97 |
| 4th 15.6 |  |
Aziaha James defensive rebound | 76 - 97 |
| 4th 18.6 |  |
Kiana Williams misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot | 76 - 97 |
| 4th 34.0 | |
Aziaha James makes driving layup | 76 - 97 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 41-84 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 8-28 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-17 | FT | 7-11 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,251 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
 Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
 Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
 Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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