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Sun at Mercury: July 17, 2026

The Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 96-83 on July 17, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played July 17, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Leila Lacan (Sun, 26); Kahleah Copper (Mercury, 21).

Team comparison

Team statsCONPHX
Rebounds3427
Assists2418
Steals75
Blocks52
Turnovers1113
Field goals made3630
Field goals attempted6965
Threes made64
Threes attempted2015
Free throws made1819
Free throws attempted2323

What stood out

  • Rebounds: Sun 34, Mercury 27.
  • Assists: Sun 24, Mercury 18.

Player lines

  • Aaliyah Edwards (CON F): 24 MIN, 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Brittney Griner (CON C): 26 MIN, 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Charlisse Leger-Walker (CON G): 29 MIN, 4 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Diamond Miller (CON F): 22 MIN, 11 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Gianna Kneepkens (CON G): 3 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kennedy Burke (CON G): 27 MIN, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Leila Lacan (CON G): 28 MIN, 26 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Nell Angloma (CON F): 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Olivia Nelson-Ododa (CON C): 21 MIN, 6 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Raegan Beers (CON F): 3 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Saniya Rivers (CON G): 14 MIN, 6 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Alyssa Thomas (PHX F): 36 MIN, 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • DeWanna Bonner (PHX F): 30 MIN, 8 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Kahleah Copper (PHX G): 35 MIN, 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Lexi Held (PHX G): 19 MIN, 9 PTS, 0 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Marta Suarez (PHX F): 7 MIN, 5 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Monique Akoa Makani (PHX G): 19 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Noemie Brochant (PHX F): 23 MIN, 6 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Sami Whitcomb (PHX G): 13 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Valeriane Ayayi (PHX F): 18 MIN, 13 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV

Lines for players with a StatsNext page; other players’ lines are in the app.

Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Mercury vs Sun head-to-head (6 meetings).

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