Noelle Quinn made three of Phoenix's 10 3-pointers and finished with 13 points to help the Mercury beat Seattle 83-66 on Wednesday night for their ninth straight victory over the Storm.
Phoenix is 1 1/2 games behind Western Conference-leading Minnesota.
Cayla Francis and DeWanna Bonner added 11 points apiece for Phoenix (15-8). Mistie Bass had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Ramu Tokashiki and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored 14 points for Seattle (6-18). Sue Bird did not play, sitting out the second game of the Storm's back-to-back.
SUN 80, SHOCK 74
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alex Bentley scored 25 points, Kelsey Bone added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Connecticut beat Tulsa to extend the Shock's losing streak to 10 games.
It's Tulsa's longest losing streak since a WNBA-record 20-game skid in 2011.
Camille Little added 11 points to help Connecticut (12-10) run its home winning streak to four games.
Odyssey Sims and Karima Christmas scored 15 points apiece for Tulsa (10-14).
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