Final
Mitchell hits 3-pointer at buzzer, Mercury rally past Sun
Aug 28, 2015 - 1:41 AM UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Leilani Mitchell hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Phoenix Mercury an 81-80 victory over Connecticut on Thursday night, extending the Sun's losing streak to six games.Monique Currie's 3-pointer with 2:47 remaining gave Phoenix its first lead of the second half at 73-72. After five straight points by Connecticut, Brittney Griner made a layup and DeWanna Bonner hit a deep 3-pointer for a 78-77 lead. Jasmine Thomas answered with a jumper with 9.6 seconds left and, after a Phoenix offensive foul, she hit 1 of 2 free throws with 4.8 left for an 80-78 lead.
Bonner led Phoenix (17-11) with 26 points, Mitchell finished with 16, and Griner had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Thomas scored a career-high 21 points for Connecticut (12-16). Sun scoring leader Alex Bentley missed her third straight game because of an ankle injury and Alyssa Thomas sat out her sixth in a row.
- PHOENIX: 81
CONNECTICUT: 80
Final
Jul 1 3:43 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Aug 27 9:13 PM - PHOENIX: 81
CONNECTICUT: 80
Final
Aug 27 9:11 PM - PHOENIX: 81
CONNECTICUT: 80
End of Regulation
Aug 27 9:10 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Aug 27 8:31 PM - PHOENIX: 58
CONNECTICUT: 62
End of 3rd
Aug 27 8:30 PM - End of 1st Half.
Aug 27 7:57 PM - PHOENIX: 41
CONNECTICUT: 48
Halftime
Aug 27 7:56 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Aug 27 7:32 PM - PHOENIX: 26
CONNECTICUT: 17
End of 1st
Aug 27 7:31 PM - Brittney Griner vs. Kelsey Bone (Jennifer Lacy gains possession)
Aug 27 7:10 PM - PHOENIX: 0
CONNECTICUT: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Aug 27 7:09 PM
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