Kahleah Copper's 23 points leads Mercury to 90-67 win over Seattle Storm
PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 2: Kahleah Copper #2 of the Phoenix Mercury drives to the basket during the game against the Seattle Storm on July 2, 2026 at PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Kate Frese / NBAE / Getty Images)
PHOENIX - Kahleah Copper scored 23 of her 30 points in the first half, Valeriane Ayayi added 18 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 90-67 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.
Copper was 9 of 12 from the field in the first half to help Phoenix (8-13) build a 55-36 lead. Copper scored her first points of the second half with 8:39 left for a 75-60 lead. She finished 12 of 21 from the field.
Lexi Held had 17 points and a career-high five 3-pointers for Phoenix. Alyssa Thomas had nine points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, and DeWanna Bonner was held to six points on 3-of-10 shooting.
Awa Fam and Natisha Hiedeman each scored 13 points for Seattle (5-16), which dropped to 1-9 away from home this season. Flau’jae Johnson and Jade Melbourne had 11 apiece. Seattle was out-rebounded 40-29.
Ezi Magbegor made her season debut for Seattle after missing the first 20 games with a foot injury. She had eight points in 17 minutes.
Up next
Storm: Host Portland on Saturday night.
Mercury: Host Chicago on Tuesday night.
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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