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Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury

Los Angeles Sparks    111
Phoenix Mercury       102

Status: Final/OT

Line score

            1    2    3    4   OT     T
Sparks     27   24   28   19   13   111
Mercury    27   27   16   28    4   102

Last 5 scoring plays

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)

Top performers

Phoenix Mercury

Points             Kahleah Copper         41
Assists            Alyssa Thomas          12
Rebounds           Natasha Mack           12

Los Angeles Sparks

Points             Kelsey Plum            43
Assists            Kelsey Plum            7
Rebounds           Nneka Ogwumike         15

Headline

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.

Up next

Sparks: At Golden State on Monday night.

Mercury: Host Las Vegas on Wednesday night.

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AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball


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