Despite the loss, rookie JJ Quinerly had a career-high 18 points and a career-best four made threes during the game.

Phoenix snapped its two-game losing streak with a 102-72 victory over Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Monday at PHX Arena. With Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper sidelined, the Mercury needed someone else to pick up the scoring.

PHOENIX (AP) — Sami Whitcomb scored 29 of her career-high 36 points in the first half, Alyssa Thomas had her 16th career triple-double and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 102-72 on Monday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. Whitcomb’s 29 were the most points scored by a WNBA player in any half this season.