{"id":3702,"date":"2025-06-21T23:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T23:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3702\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T23:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T23:58:10","slug":"mercury-set-franchise-record-for-3-pointers-in-a-game-in-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3702\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury set franchise record for 3-pointers in a game in win"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury\u2019s franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Kalani Brown hit a 3 \u2014 the second of the 6-foot-7 center\u2019s career \u2014 with 25.6 seconds left to break the Mercury\u2019s previous record of 16.<\/p>\n

Six different Phoenix players hit at least two 3-pointers, tying the WNBA single-game record.<\/p>\n

Angel Reese finished with nine points and a career-low two rebounds for the Sky.<\/p>\n

Phoenix (11-4) set a season high for points in a game and has won five in a row, including an 89-81 win<\/a> over the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Satou Sabally scored 15 points for the Mercury and Alyssa Thomas<\/a> had 11 points and eight assists. Brown and Kitija Laksa added 11 points apiece.<\/p>\n

Chicago (3-9) has lost five of six. Kamilla Cardoso and Michaela Onyenwere led the Sky with 17 points apiece.<\/p>\n

Phoenix made 35 of 68 shots from the field, 17 of 35 from 3-point range, 20 of 24 from the free-throw line and finished with 25 assists.<\/p>\n

The Sky had just 22 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

The Mercury host New York on Friday. The Sky play Sunday at Atlanta.<\/p>\n

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