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Los Angeles Sparks 111 Phoenix Mercury 102
Status: Final/OT
1 2 3 4 OT T
Sparks 27 24 28 19 13 111
Mercury 27 27 16 28 4 102
OT 23.0 PHX 111-102 Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2
OT 23.0 PHX 111-101 Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2
OT 40.3 LA 111-100 Cameron Brink makes free throw 2 of 2
OT 40.3 LA 110-100 Cameron Brink makes free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:13 LA 109-100 Erica Wheeler makes 25-foot three pointer
(Ariel Atkins assists)
Points Kahleah Copper 41 Assists Alyssa Thomas 12 Rebounds Natasha Mack 12
Points Kelsey Plum 43 Assists Kelsey Plum 7 Rebounds Nneka Ogwumike 15
Kelsey Plum scores a career-high 43 points in the Sparks' OT win over the Mercury
PHOENIX -- Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 43 points, offsetting Kahleah Copper's career-best 41-point effort and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 111-102 in overtime Saturday night to improve to 3-2 in Commissioner's Cup play.
Nneka Ogwumike hit a jumper to start OT, Plum followed with two free throws and reserve Cameron Brink added a four-point play as Los Angeles (7-6) scored the first eight points in the extra session en route to its third straight victory.
Plum passed her previous high of 40 points when she scored on a layup with 1.6 seconds left to force OT at 98. She made 14 of 26 shots with five 3-pointers, was 10 of 12 on foul shots and had seven assists.
Rae Burrell came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points for Los Angeles. Ogwumike added 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Copper made 16 of 29 shots with six 3-pointers and had 10 rebounds for Phoenix (4-11), which has lost three in a row and nine of 11. Natasha Mack had 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas had 10 points and 12 assists. Phoenix is 2/3 in Commissioner's Cup play.
Sparks: At Golden State on Monday night.
Mercury: Host Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
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