PHOENIX — Elena Delle Donne and Emma Meesseman scored 18 points apiece, but the Washington Mystics fell 103-82 to the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.
The Mystics had their five-game win streak snapped. Brittney Griner had 26 points, nine rebounds, a career-high eight assists and four blocks to lead the Mercury.
Leilani Mitchell made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, and Yvonne Turner, who hit 4 of 5 from behind the arc, added a career-high 22 points for Phoenix.
Turner and Mitchell scored five points apiece during a 14-2 run that gave Phoenix a 60-41 lead late in the second quarter. Griner scored 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting in the first half.
The Mercury (11-10) shot a season-high 58.2% from the field and had 28 assists on 39 field goals. They tied their season high with 12 3-pointers and made all 13 free-throw attempts.
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