Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky Players Stats and Box Scores for Aug. 18 | 2024 WNBA Season

Sunday’s Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky game marked the second meeting between these teams in just a few days, following their previous matchup on Aug. 15. In their first encounter, the Mercury dominated, winning 85-65 in a blowout. They continued their strong play with another decisive victory, this time 86-68.

During Sunday’s rematch, the Sky had a chance to avenge their loss, but Phoenix stars Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi quickly took control, combining for 20 points in the first quarter, outscoring the entire Chicago team, which managed just 19 points.

Phoenix took advantage of Chicago's mistakes, including several missed free throws, notably a pair after a flagrant foul by Taurasi, which hurt the Sky's ability to keep the game close.

As the quarter continued, Phoenix extended its lead to double digits, with Taurasi and Griner consistently finding the basket. Taurasi’s two free throws followed by an 18-foot jumper in the final seconds increased Phoenix’s lead to 13 points as the quarter ended. Kamilla Cardoso led the Sky in the first quarter with eight points.

In the second quarter of the Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky game, the Mercury maintained and expanded their lead, heading into halftime with a 52-35 advantage.

Griner continued to dominate in the paint, pulling down rebounds and scoring reliably, while Taurasi hit crucial shots, including a pull-up jumper that extended Phoenix's lead to 50-32 late in the quarter.

Turnovers and missed shots continued to plague Chicago. Even when the Sky managed to make defensive stops, they couldn’t capitalize on offense, missing key shots and free throws.

Phoenix kept up their defensive pressure in the third quarter, extending their lead to 19 points by the end of the period, with the score standing at 69-50.

Angel Reese came out strong for the Sky in the fourth, scoring and drawing a shooting foul to trim Phoenix's lead. However, Phoenix’s defense and rebounding efforts prevented Chicago from closing the gap significantly.

As the game drew to a close, Phoenix maintained control of the tempo. Despite a late push from the Sky, including some offensive rebounds and scoring contributions from Isabelle Harrison and Monique Billings, the Mercury’s lead proved insurmountable.

Diana Taurasi led the Mercury with 23 points and five assists, while Brittney Griner added 18 points and five rebounds.

Sophie Cunningham contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Mercury, and Monique Billings provided 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench.

For the Sky, who struggled with a 35.9% shooting rate, Reese was the standout performer with 19 points and 20 rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting. Chennedy Carter added 16 points, six assists and six rebounds.

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Phoenix Mercury vs Chicago Sky Player Stats and Box Scores

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Phoenix Mercury Player Stats and Box Scores

Player	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/	OFF	DEF	TOT	A	PF	STL	TO	BLK	PTS
B. Griner	C	23:38	7-14	0-0	4-7	8	2	3	5	3	2	0	1	1	18
S. Cunningham	F	31:54	4-6	3-5	2-3	13	0	10	10	3	2	0	2	0	13
K. Copper	F	30:43	2-11	0-4	3-4	6	1	2	3	2	5	1	2	0	7
D. Taurasi	G	30:26	6-13	2-8	9-9	18	0	3	3	5	2	0	0	0	23
N. Cloud	G	30:07	2-7	0-3	2-2	16	0	4	4	4	2	0	3	2	6
M. Billings		22:41	5-7	1-1	2-4	16	4	4	8	0	4	2	0	0	13
N. Mack		15:27	1-2	0-0	1-2	10	1	6	7	2	0	1	1	1	3
S. Sutton		13:06	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	3
M. Herbert Harrigan		1:57	0-1	0-1	0-0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
R. Allen	DNP
C. Osborne	DNP
Total		199:59	28-62	7-23	23-31		9	32	41	21	19	5	10	4	86

Chicago Sky Player Stats and Box Scores

Player	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/	OFF	DEF	TOT	A	PF	STL	TO	BLK	PTS
K. Cardoso	C	15:46	6-7	0-0	0-0	-7	1	3	4	2	5	0	0	0	12
A. Reese	F	34:41	8-16	0-0	3-5	-20	10	10	20	1	4	1	2	0	19
M. Onyenwere	F	22:50	0-5	0-2	2-4	-3	0	2	2	1	4	2	0	0	2
C. Carter	G	28:01	7-18	0-1	2-6	-9	2	4	6	6	4	0	2	0	16
L. Allen	G	22:18	1-6	0-1	0-0	-11	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	2
I. Harrison		24:38	5-12	0-1	2-2	-12	3	3	6	0	0	1	3	1	12
R. Banham		18:34	0-5	0-4	0-0	-17	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
D. Evans		11:59	1-7	0-3	0-0	-9	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2
M. Jefferson		10:59	0-1	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3
D. DeShields		5:19	0-1	0-1	0-0	-7	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
B. Turner		4:55	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Williams	DNP
Total		200:00	28-78	0-14	12-21		17	27	44	20	20	5	9	1	68