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Sparks force another 24 sec violation. Kalani Brown had a mismatch with SA in the post but the Mercury couldn’t get her the ball in time.

Heading into the 4Q: Mercury 61, Sparks 59.

Odyssey Sims continues her strong play. She‘s up to 26 points now and gives the Sparks the lead, 62-61 after her and-one.

Haley Jones gets her first Mercury points.

28 points now for Odyssey Sims.

Incoming USC freshman Jazzy Davidson is in attendance for Sparks/Mercury

Something seriously need to be done in both the NBA and WNBA with refs calling fouls AFTER the fact. Ridiculous. Either blow the whistle in real time or not.

Sparks and Mercury tied at 74 with 4 min to go.

Clock malfunction leaves 6 sec on the shot clock for the Sparks. Lynne Roberts wants a timeout. Sparks trail the Mercury 80-78 with 29.5 sec left.

Sparks turn the ball over with 18.9 seconds left

The game of 21 doesn’t get enough credit for helping players develop

Kitija Laksa knocks down 2 FTs to give the Mercury an 82-78 lead. Sparks call their final timeout. 18.9 sec left.

Odyssey Sims goes for the quick 2 and draws the foul. She’ll head to the FT line.

Mercury opt for a reset timeout.

Mercury have gotten strong play from their rookies today.

Another quick foul and Dearica Hamby heads to the FT Line. 8.5 sec.

And that should do it. Dearica Hamby misses both FTs and Phoenix calls timeout after the rebound. 7.5 sec left.

Sparks went from playing one of their best halves of the season to one of their worst. Shaping up to be their most brutal loss of the season.

Final: Mercury 85, Sparks 80.