Phoenix Mercury Game Highlights at. Connecticut Sun | September 6, 2025

[Applause] Thomas one-on-one with Charles. Shot clock down to seven. Here’s Witcom off the bench. First time three. Knocking down for Sammy Whitcom. Rivers. Great move. Wanted a foul. Thomas now leading the charge for Phoenix. Twoon one. Thomas coming in the foul. Just watch right off of this rebound. She goes head first all the way to the rim. Nobody stops her. [Applause] Thomas gets the drop off the head. Why not? We’ll head to the free throw line for a chance at the three-point play. Their players right now. And that’s what’s opening up Alyssa Thomas as she’s going to the rim here. No help side defense. Nobody able to stop her. You need to have help, especially against Alyssa Thomas. [Music] [Applause] Sabi weak side rebound, her fourth three-pointer put up and knocked down. How about that play by Mani [Applause] battle for it in the paint. Turnover by Connecticut. Picked up by Phoenix. Copper fires off a three. Kalia Copper. Here’s Wakan back in the game playing with those two fouls. as they work it down low to Charles. Double team comes. You can tell Mack with that aggressive defense in the low post. Bounce pass. Nice feed down low to Alyssa Thomas who now has seven points. Watch Alyssa Thomas right here. She’s looking for her teammates. Phoenix does a tremendous job, but then she’s rolling to the basket hard. That’s what makes Alyssa Thomas, that’s a shot she’s been taking a lot more of. That three-point look. Butter with an answer. How many times has Connecticut fans seen that? [Applause] The five 18 to Butter for three. If Alyssa Thomas is not scoring, she is facilitating. He’s been electric off the bench. Six points on two of three shooting. Sabi with the right hand. What a finish by Sabi who wanted the foul. holding to a one-point lead. [Applause] [Music] Sabi, great vision down low. By the way, Phoenix starting to find themselves in a scoring drought. Nearly 345 without a made field goal. And they’re going to count that for Alyssa Thomas. There about four minutes left to go in this third quarter. Connecticut still within striking distance, down by three. Copper just parting the seas of the defense for the Sun. But watch Kalia Copper. She gets head and shoulders. Nobody stops her. Ana Maro just a little bit too late for [Applause] Money gives it off to M. Eight on the shot clock. And Phoenix has begun this fourth quarter with a mini 5-0 run. Just the physicality she’s bringing inside the paint. The shots she’s been taking in the mid-range as well to stretch the defense. They were trying to find Rivers who was open in the corner. Turnover. Back-to-back possessions for Connecticut. [Music] Copper drives right past Edwards. Counted in the foul. Go opportunity right here. Attacks Aaliyah Edwards. Top foot gets all the way to the line. And that was a difficult one to stop for Aaliyah Edwards. Just the change of pace, change of direction, the underhand scoop. [Applause] Coach Resian’s going to have to do some interesting coaching strategies down the stretch. Copper up and under. LC playing with five fouls. Tied up with Charles. Lost the handle of it. Right into the hands of Thomas. Thomas going coast to coast. Off glass and in. [Applause] From time and time again, this is what she does from coast to coast. She gets inside the paint, gets to the rim, can play out in the perimeter. Alyssa Thomas with her eighth rebounds. Thomas with for three. Got it. Set the single season record for assists surpassing Caitlyn Clark. And it’s plays like this. And it’s the way that she gets inside the paint. But you saw three Connecticut jerseys just turn their head. Marina Mabberry, Tina Charles as she comes back next year. Phoenix has to get a shot off quickly. Save knocks down the three. One-point game. And watch right here how Sabi comes off that screen. You can’t go under. And Misa Maro just gets caught under that one. doesn’t fight over and opens up Savly for the three-point [Music]

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