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Kahleah Copper scores 34, including late 3-pointer, as Mercury beat Wings 102-96

Jul. 03, 2024 22:44 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 34 points, including a late 3-pointer, and Brittney Griner added 24 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 104-96 Wednesday night. Phoenix was up 61-43 early in the third quarter after a three-point play by Griner...

Brionna Jones scores 18 and the Sun beat the short-handed Mercury 83-72

Jul. 02, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Brionna Jones had 18 points, Tyasha Harris scored all 12 of her points in the third quarter and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 83-72 on Monday night. Harris scored Connecticut’s opening 10 points of the second half to help build a 52-41...

Caitlin Clark and Indiana rally from 15 down to beat host Phoenix 88-82 before sellout of 17,000

Jul. 01, 2024 08:49 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 15 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 88-82 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Clark was one rebound shy of a triple-double, yet finished just 4 of 14 from the field and 2 of 10 from 3-point range. But...

Kahleah Copper scores 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, the Mercury beat the Sparks 92-78

Jun. 29, 2024 00:30 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, Diana Taurasi had 20 points, five 3-pointers and six assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 92-78 on Friday night. Copper scored 10 points in the opening six minutes of the second...

Collier scores 23, grabs 14 rebounds and leads Lynx over Mercury 73-60

Jun. 22, 2024 22:30 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Saturday night to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 73-60 for their sixth win in a row. Alanna Smith scored 14 points and Courtney Williams added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Lynx...

Griner, Taurasi each score 19 points and the Mercury beat the Liberty, 99-93

Jun. 19, 2024 00:38 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi each scored 19 points to lead six Phoenix players in double figures and the Mercury beat the New York Liberty 99-93 on Tuesday night in a game that featured a WNBA record 33 made 3-pointers. Griner made a layup to give Phoenix a...

Kahleah Copper, Brittney Griner guide Mercury to 87-78 wire-to-wire victory over Storm

Jun. 16, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper had 30 points, Brittney Griner scored a season-high 28 and the Phoenix Mercury never trailed in an 87-78 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday. Copper sank 11 of 20 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers, adding six rebounds for the Mercury...

Copper scores 29, Griner adds 24 to help Mercury beat Wings 97-90 in 2OT

Jun. 09, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored eight of her 29 points in the second overtime, Brittney Griner finished with 24 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 97-90 on Sunday. Phoenix (6-6) has won back-to-back games and three of its last four following a...

Copper scores 34, hits last-second winner in Griner's return as Mercury top Lynx 81-80

Jun. 08, 2024 00:49 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper made a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining and scored 34 points to rally Phoenix to an 81-80 victory over the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in Brittney Griner's return to the Mercury. Copper sank 13 of 23 shots, none...

Ezi Magbegor scores 13 of her 21 points in the 1st quarter as Storm roll past Mercury 80-62

Jun. 05, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Ezi Magbegor scored 13 of her 21 points in the first quarter, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 17 points and the Seattle Storm won their fifth straight game with an 80-62 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night. On the day Seattle (6-3) announced a contract...