SAN FRANCISCO — Kahleah Copper scored 25 factors with 5 3-pointers, Satou Sabally scored 10 of her 17 factors after halftime, and the Phoenix Mercury got here again to beat the short-handed Golden State Valkyries 98-91 on Tuesday evening.
Veronica Burton scored 13 of her 24 factors within the second quarter and dished out a career-high 14 assists as Golden State took management, however the crew could not make the important thing defensive performs down the stretch.
The Mercury roared again late with a 20-8 run over practically seven minutes earlier than Carla Leite’s 3-pointer for the Valkyries with 6:33 remaining.
Alyssa Thomas added 13 factors, 9 rebounds and eight assists for Phoenix, which outscored Golden State 21-14 within the third quarter to get inside 73-68. The Mercury pulled to 77-76 on Sabally’s 3 on the 8:39 mark of the fourth then she put her crew forward on a layup the following time down.
Leite wound up with 15 factors in her sixth begin. Janelle Salaun added 13 factors — 11 within the opening interval for her greatest scoring efficiency in a single quarter — and 6 rebounds.
Golden State trailed 23-16 after Kathryn Westbeld’s 3-pointer on the 3:34 mark of the primary quarter then responded with a 24-8 run.
Kate Martin scored 14 factors for the Valkyries on an evening main scorer Tiffany Hayes was held out to relaxation. Ahead Cecilia Zandalasini was a late scratch due to a left calf harm after she had been scheduled to begin and Martin moved into her spot.
Golden State misplaced back-to-back house video games for the primary time at Chase Heart, the place the Valkyries drew a crowd of 18,064 to promote out a seventeenth straight sport of their inaugural season.
Heart Iliana Rupert was day-to-day recovering from a concussion sustained within the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to Atlanta.
The groups meet once more Friday evening in Phoenix.
