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Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces game player stats and box score for June 15 | 2025 WNBA season

Modified Jun 16, 2025 00:21 GMT

The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Las Vegas Aces 76-70 on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.

Satou Sabally led Phoenix with 22 points and nine rebounds on 6-for-15, including 3-for-8 from 3-point range. Sami Whitcomb had 18 points on 7-for-13, including 4-for-7 on 3-pointers off the bench. Alyssa Thomas finished with 14 points and 13 assists on 7-for-11, while Kahleah Copper added 11 points on 4-for-9.

Chelsea Gray led Las Vegas with 20 points and 10 rebounds on 8-for-17. Jewell Loyd finished with 17 points and six rebounds on 6-for-11, including 3-for-8 from the 3-point line. Jackie Young added 15 points and five assists on 4-for-14 (2-for-5 from downtown).

The Mercury won their second straight game and improved to 8-4 this season. On the other hand, the Aces dropped to 5-5. Three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson missed the game (concussion protocol).

Las Vegas will visit the league-leading Minnesota Lynx (10-1) on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Phoenix will return to action on Wednesday against the Connecticut Sun (2-8) at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces player stats and box score

Las Vegas Aces

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jackie Young	15	3	5	2	0	2	1	4-14	2-5	5-5	-4
Tiffany Mitchell	4	0	0	1	0	4	0	1-2	1-2	1-2	-8
Kiah Stokes	0	14	1	3	2	3	0	0-5	0-2	0-0	-2
Jewell Loyd	17	6	2	1	1	1	0	6-11	3-8	2-2	-5
Chelsea Gray	20	10	4	2	1	5	1	8-17	1-6	3-3	-4
Aaliyah Nye	2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0-3	0-1	2-2	-1
Dana Evans	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2-6	0-1	0-0	-4
Elizabeth Kitley	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Joyner Holmes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2
Kierstan Bell	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	2-3	2-3	2-2	0
Megan Gustafson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A'ja Wilson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Phoenix Mercury

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Satou Sabally	22	9	3	2	1	1	1	6-15	3-8	7-7	4
Alyssa Thomas	14	6	13	3	2	7	1	7-11	0-0	0-0	5
Kathryn Westbeld	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0-3	0-3	1-2	0
Monique Akoa Makani	0	4	1	3	1	0	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1
Kahleah Copper	11	2	1	3	1	2	0	4-9	1-3	2-2	2
Sami Whitcomb	18	2	0	1	0	0	0	7-14	4-8	0-0	4
Lexi Held	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	1-7	1-5	0-0	7
Natasha Mack	3	7	0	1	2	1	1	1-2	0-0	1-1	0
Kitija Laksa	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	2-8	0-5	0-0	6
Murjanatu Musa	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1
Kalani Brown	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Megan McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces game summary

The game is tied at 20 at the end of the first quarter. Jackie Young scored 10 points for the Las Vegas Aces, while Jewell Loyd added seven. Alyssa Thomas led the Phoenix Mercury with six points.

Phoenix outscored Las Vegas 23-19 to take a 43-39 lead into the halftime break. Satou Sabally scored 14 of his 18 first-half points in the second period. She shot 5-for-11, including 3-for-6 from 3-point range. Thomas and Sami Whitcomb added eight points apiece.

Young led the Aces with 15 points on 4-for-11 (2-for-4 from 3-point range) in the first half. Chelsea Gray added 11 points and five rebounds on 5-for-8, while Loyd had nine points.

At the end of three quarters, the Mercury still led 60-54. Down the stretch, Las Vegas was able to bring the lead down to a one-possession game several times. However, Phoenix held on for its eighth win this season.

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