Mercury edge Storm in WNBA shootout
Phoenix’s bench outscored Seattle late while Breanna Stewart and Skylar Diggins-Smith traded clutch plays in a fast-paced WNBA thriller.
The Phoenix Mercury held off the Seattle Storm 94–90 in a high-octane WNBA clash that featured 20 combined turnovers and 38 fast-break points. Phoenix jumped out to a 12–0 run in the first quarter, led by Skylar Diggins-Smith’s 15 first-half points, but Seattle answered with a 10–0 spurt to tie it at 20 late in the second. Breanna Stewart countered with a 4–0 run to put the Storm up 44–42 at halftime, finishing the half with 14 points and 7 rebounds.
