Sun 83-72 Mercury (2 Jul, 2024) Box Score

Connecticut Sun

15-4, 7-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	19	23	22	19	83
PHX	17	18	18	19	72

Phoenix Mercury

9-10, 7-4 home

Connecticut Sun

starters
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner#24
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Brionna JonesB. Jones#42
Tyasha HarrisT. Harris#52
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#21
bench
Olivia Nelson-OdodaO. Nelson-Ododa#10
Tiffany MitchellT. Mitchell#3
Veronica BurtonV. Burton#22
Astou Ndour-FallA. Ndour-Fall#45
Rachel BanhamR. Banham#1
Moriah JeffersonM. Jefferson#4
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33	3-12	1-8	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	1	3	1	+13	7
39	5-8	0-0	0-0	5	7	12	6	1	2	3	1	+8	10
27	6-14	0-0	6-6	4	3	7	1	1	0	2	4	+23	18
23	4-8	2-5	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	-4	12
29	4-9	0-3	8-8	2	6	8	0	0	0	0	1	+13	16
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-10	0
15	3-4	0-1	3-3	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	+1	9
22	3-4	2-3	3-4	0	4	4	5	0	0	3	4	+11	11
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-RIGHT ANKLE INJURY
	28-59	5-20	22-23	12	25	37	17	2	3	11	15		83
	47.5%	25.0%	95.7%

Phoenix Mercury

starters
Natasha MackN. Mack#4
Brittney GrinerB. Griner#42
Natasha CloudN. Cloud#0
Kahleah CopperK. Copper#2
Sophie CunninghamS. Cunningham#9
bench
Mikiah Herbert HarriganM. Herbert Harrigan#21
Liz DixonL. Dixon#20
Sug SuttonS. Sutton#1
Diana TaurasiD. Taurasi#3
Rebecca AllenR. Allen#11
Charisma OsborneC. Osborne#24
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24	4-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	4	-9	8
33	9-17	1-1	2-2	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	-2	21
37	5-12	1-5	7-7	0	4	4	10	2	0	4	4	-7	18
37	7-16	1-3	6-7	0	6	6	2	1	0	1	2	-7	21
35	1-7	0-4	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	-9	2
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	-11	0
6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-4	0
15	0-2	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	-6	2
DNP-BACK STIFFNESS
DNP-LOWER BACK INJURY
DNP-LEFT LOWER LEG STRAIN
	26-60	3-17	17-18	2	16	18	19	5	2	6	20		72
	43.3%	17.6%	94.4%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 4-0

Mercury
47
Sun
70

Game 1

29/5

Sun
83
Mercury
72

Game 2

2/7

Mercury
69
Sun
96

Game 3

14/7

Sun
88
Mercury
69

Game 4

14/9

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 2 July 2024

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 8,445

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Gina Cross
Agon Abazi

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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Connecticut Sun

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Regular Season Series

CONN wins 4-0

Game Information

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