Noemie Brochart and Shay Ciezki each contributed 15 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury to a 101-69 victory over the Toronto Tempo on Saturday evening, with a total of six Mercury players scoring in double digits.
This win marked the second-largest margin of victory for Phoenix this season, following their 99-66 win over the Las Vegas Aces in the season opener. Sami Whitcomb added 14 points to the scoreboard, while Marta Suarez and Maddy Westbeld, coming off the bench, scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. Lexi Held also chipped in with 11 points for the Mercury, who broke a four-game losing streak with this impressive performance.
Alyssa Thomas shined with 12 assists, marking her 11th game this season with 10 or more assists. On the other side, Isabelle Harrison led the Tempo with 16 points and 10 rebounds, followed by Kiki Rice with 14 points and Laura Juskaite with 10 points. The Tempo, fresh off a 93-73 loss to Las Vegas the day before, continue to be without Marina Mabrey, their top scorer averaging 20.8 points per game, who is still recovering from an adductor injury and has missed the last six games.
Phoenix took an early lead of 21-8 and maintained control throughout the game, finishing the first quarter with a 27-17 lead. By halftime, they had extended their lead to 58-35 and continued their dominance in the third quarter, ending with a commanding 88-49 advantage after three quarters.