Overview
- Phoenix beat Chicago 91-83 on Friday after a 17-point Mercury lead shrank to one in the final minutes.
- Sky point guard Skylar Diggins left in the second quarter with an eye injury and did not return as the team began evaluation protocols.
- Serbian rookie Jovana Nogic scored 27 points and Phoenix made 37 of 41 free throws, pulling away late after Chicago briefly took the lead.
- The defeat came two days after a 69-63 win at Golden State in which the Sky’s defense held the Valkyries to 29% shooting and 27% from three.
- Chicago ends a four-game trip Sunday at Minnesota with Rickea Jackson emerging as the top scorer and Diggins’ availability now in question.