Thomas had two offensive rebounds and a basket<\/a> and Satou Sabally clinched it with two free throws with six seconds left.<\/p>\nThomas had 15 points and nine rebounds as the Mercury (24-14), in front of its 15th sellout, won its third straight, fifth of six and moved into a tie for third with six games to play.<\/p>\n
The Mercury had 17 steals and 11 blocks and dealt the Sky (9-29) their 16th loss in 18 games.<\/p>\n
Kia Nurse was 6-of-8 shooting with five 3-pointers to lead the Sky with 17 points. Angel Reese had 15 points and 20 rebounds, eight on the offensive end, and Kamilla Cardoso also had 15 points.<\/p>\n
In just two seasons, Reese is in the top five for career rebounds for the Sky.<\/p>\n
The Sky were 10 of 20 on 3s but 19 of 45 (42%) inside the arc. They also had 20 turnovers that were turned into 20 points.<\/p>\n
The Sky led by as many as 11 in the first quarter before settling for a 22-17 lead. Copper, who played seven seasons for the Sky from 2017-23, had 10 points in the second quarter, eight in a 12-0 run as the Mercury outscored the Sky 20-8 to lead 37-30 at the half.<\/p>\n
The Mercury led by as many as 10 in the third quarter, but the Sky kept coming back and trailed 61-55 entering the fourth.<\/p>\n
Nurse hit a 3-pointer to start the final quarter but the Mercury reeled off six before the Sky came back, tying the game at 71 on another Nurse basket with 3:34 to play.<\/p>\n
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