Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics Player Stats and Box Scores for July 15 | 2024 WNBA Season

Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics is one of four games on the WNBA slate for Tuesday. It features one middle-of-the-pack squad trying to climb the standings in the second half of the season.

This is the second time this season these teams are facing off against one another. The first meeting came all the way back May in the fourth game of the year. In that matchup, the Mercury managed to walk away with an 83-80 victory.

Heading into Tuesday, Phoenix sits in sixth place with a 12-12 record record. As for the Mystics, they have been one of the WNBA's worst teams this seson. They are currently second from the bottom in the standings with a 6-18 record.

Here is a complete breakdown of the box score in the second matchup between the Mercury and Mystics.

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Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics player stats and box score

Phoenix Mercury player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
R. Allen	5	1	1	1	0	2-5	1-4	0-0
K. Cooper	22	7	1	0	0	9-16	1-4	3-3
B. Griner	23	7	1	0	1	9-17	0-0	5-5
D. Taurasi	18	3	5	1	1	5-9	3-5	5-6
N. Cloud	12	9	10	2	2	5-10	1-1	1-2
N. Mack	4	2	2	4	1	2-3	0-0	0-0
S. Cunningham	11	1	2	0	0	3-4	2-3	3-3
M. Herbert Harrigan	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0
C. Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2
C. Osborne	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
S. Sutton	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Washington Mystics player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
S. Walker-Kimbrough	15	2	5	1	0	5-9	3-6	2-2
M. Hines-Allen	18	12	5	1	0	8-16	0-4	2-2
S. Dolson	8	8	5	1	0	2-7	1-5	3-4
A. Atkins	14	4	6	1	0	5-12	1-5	3-4
J. Vanloo	17	2	5	0	1	6-13	5-12	0-0
A. Edwards	10	5	0	0	1	5-8	0-0	0-0
J. Melbourne	2	0	2	0	0	1-5	0-1	0-0
E. Engstler	3	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	1-1
S. Austin	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
J. Brown-Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
D. Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
K. Samuelson	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
B. Skyes	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0

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Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics game summary

Phoenix Mercury vs Washington Mystics was a tight matchup in the first half, but was a different story after halftime. Thanks to a strong second-half surge, Diana Taurasi and company managed to walk out with a 96-87 victory.

The key standout for the Mercury in this win was Brittney Griner. She got off to a hot start early and never looked back. In 29 minutes of action, Griner scored a team-high 23 points to go along with seven rebounds.

Kahleah Cooper also deserves credit for her contributions to Phoenix's win over Washington. The four-time All-Star finished with 22 points on 56.3% shooting from the field.

As for the Mystics, their top performer was Myisha Hines-Allen. She did a little bit of everything against the Mercury, posting a stat line of 18 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Julie Valoo also provided a nice boost, finishing with 17 points and five assists.

Following this matchup, the WNBA will see an extended break in the action due to All-Star festivities and the Olympics. The Mercury will not be back in action for a month until they take on the Chicago Sky on August 15th.

Phoenix will have a handful of key players staying active during this break, as Griner and Taurasi will be competing for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics.

Looking ahead for Washington, they will not play again until August 15th. They'll come out of the break with a two-game mini-series with the Minnesota Lynx.