Women's National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
Connecticut 84,
Phoenix 74
Thursday, August 31, 2023 7:00 PM
Location -
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Officials - #40 Marcy Williams, #43 Kevin Fahy, #9 Tim Greene
Attendance - 7794
Officials - #40 Marcy Williams, #43 Kevin Fahy, #9 Tim Greene
Attendance - 7794
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Phoenix | 18 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 74 |
| Connecticut | 16 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 84 |
Phoenix Mercury
| REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Sug Sutton | G | 35:50 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Moriah Jefferson | G | 28:55 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Michaela Onyenwere | F | 34:57 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Brianna Turner | F | 25:36 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brittney Griner | C | 30:04 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Megan Gustafson | 13:59 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ashley Joens | 13:25 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Kadiatou Sissoko | 10:21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Madi Williams | 6:53 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diana Taurasi | DND | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 200 | 30-58 | 7-11 | 7-11 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 74 | ||
| 51.7% | 63.6% | 63.6% | Team Rebs: 5 | Total TO: 15 | |||||||||||
Connecticut Sun
| REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Natisha Hiedeman | G | 34:49 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tiffany Hayes | G | 32:34 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 4-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| DeWanna Bonner | F | 29:21 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rebecca Allen | F | 17:13 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alyssa Thomas | C | 39:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 21:07 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Tyasha Harris | 19:46 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 2-2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Bernadett Hatar | 5:10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leigha Brown | 1:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DiJonai Carrington | DND | ||||||||||||||
| Brionna Jones | DND | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 200 | 24-55 | 12-18 | 24-30 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 84 | ||
| 43.6% | 66.7% | 80.0% | Team Rebs: 9 | Total TO: 12 | |||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| PHO | None |
| CON | None |
Team Statistics
| Phoenix | Connecticut | ||
| Fast Break Points | 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| Points in the Paint | 40 | Points in the Paint | 20 |
| Biggest Lead | 10 | Biggest Lead | 12 |