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Thomas had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10
assists for her second triple-double with the Mercury and her
13th in the regular season.
Sami Whitcomb added 11 points for the Mercury (17-11), who had
lost two straight and five of six. They outscored the Sky 56-32
in the middle two quarters and had 30 fastbreak points to just
three for Chicago. All-Star Satou Sabally was not with the team
for personal reasons.
Elizabeth Williams had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Sky
(7-21), who were without Angel Reese. Michaela Onyenwere also
scored 13 points and Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 10
rebounds. Chicago was outrebounded 45-40 and outscored in the
paint 46-34.
Reese missed her second straight game and fourth in five games
with a bad back.
After making 5 of 25 shots in the first quarter when Chicago
took a 19-13 lead the Mercury made 12 of 15 in the second and
raced to a 42-34 halftime advantage. Copper had 10 points and
Phoenix had 10 offensive rebounds and 17 fastbreak points.
The lead ballooned to 24 points in the third quarter as the
Mercury made 10 of 16 shots.
The game featured sisters Maddy and Kathryn Westbeld facing off
for the second time. Maddy was a second-round draft pick of the
Sky and Kathryn made the Mercury after playing nine seasons
overseas. Maddy had nine points in 22 minutes and Kathryn none
in six minutes. Kathryn had 13 points in a 94-89 Mercury win in
the teams' first meeting early in the season, but Maddy did not
play.
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