SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Alyssa Thomas made a free throw with a second remaining to give the Phoenix Mercury a 78-77 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Monday night.
Janelle Salaun hit a 3-pointer with 10.3 left to get the Valkyries to 76-75 and tied it at 77 on a baseline jumper with 6.8 to go. Thomas was fouled on a drive to the basket and got the second free throw to roll in.
DeWanna Bonner led Phoenix (15-6) with 22 points and 11 rebounds. She made a reverse layup with 51.8 seconds left for a 75-72 lead, but missed two of four free throws in the final 16 seconds to keep Golden State in it.
Veronica Burton led Golden State (10-11) with 17 points and six assists. Tiffany Hayes added 15 points, Salaun scored 12 and Monique Billings had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Phoenix led 36-32 at halftime despite 39% shooting. The Mercury didn’t make their first field goal of the fourth quarter until the 5:38 mark.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Thomas | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| K. Westbeld | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Akoa Makani | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| S. Whitcomb | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| N. Mack | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| V. Burton | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| T. Hayes | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| J. Salaun | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Thornton | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| T. Fagbenle | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Billings | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Zandalasini | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| C. Leite | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Amihere | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 36 | 23 | 16 |