Alyssa Thomas makes free throw with a second remaining to lift Mercury past Valkyries

— Alyssa Thomas made a free throw with a second remaining to give the Phoenix Mercury a 78-77 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Monday night.
Jul 15, 2025, 05:35 am - AP

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  • Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Janelle Salaun assists)
  • Temi Fagbenle misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 27-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 23-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Janelle Salaun misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 23-foot three point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Natasha Mack blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings makes 4-foot two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Monique Billings misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kalani Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kalani Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 23-foot three point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • Kitija Laksa misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Carla Leite misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Carla Leite misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three pointer (Monique Billings assists)
  • Kayla Thornton makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kitija Laksa misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses technical free throw
  • Monique Billings misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Carla Leite misses 21-foot jumper
  • Monique Billings makes 13-foot jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Monique Billings makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Mack misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Carla Leite misses 19-foot jumper
  • Monique Billings misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton misses running pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 22-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Carla Leite makes 10-foot two point shot (Kate Martin assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes technical free throw
  • Kalani Brown blocks Carla Leite 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes alley oop layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Carla Leite makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Janelle Salaun misses 17-foot jumper
  • Temi Fagbenle misses 17-foot jumper
  • Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes alley oop layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Janelle Salaun misses two point shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Janelle Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes two point shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Veronica Burton makes driving layup
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kayla Thornton misses 19-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tiffany Hayes misses two point shot
  • Natasha Mack makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Mack makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 37-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Janelle Salaun makes 15-foot jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Kalani Brown makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kalani Brown makes 19-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Janelle Salaun makes 17-foot jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Janelle Salaun misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Janelle Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton makes 25-foot three pointer (Temi Fagbenle assists)
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Veronica Burton makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Monique Billings makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Natasha Mack makes 5-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Natasha Mack misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Monique Billings misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses driving floating jump shot
  • Veronica Burton blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas blocks Veronica Burton 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes 13-foot jumper (Carla Leite assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Carla Leite makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 33-foot three point jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Monique Billings misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kitija Laksa misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kitija Laksa misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Carla Leite misses two point shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack misses 18-foot jumper
  • Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot jumper
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
  • Kitija Laksa misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Laeticia Amihere assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Veronica Burton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 25-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Laeticia Amihere makes driving layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
  • Natasha Mack misses 7-foot jumper
  • Natasha Mack blocks Laeticia Amihere 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Janelle Salaun misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Janelle Salaun makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Janelle Salaun makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Janelle Salaun makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 10-foot jumper
  • Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Tiffany Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three pointer (Veronica Burton assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Janelle Salaun makes 17-foot jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
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