Mercury can't overcome 20-20 game by Dallas' Glory Johnson

By foxsports
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Glory Johnson had 23 points and a WNBA season-high 22 rebounds to help the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-74 on Tuesday night.

It was the first 20-20 performance in the WNBA this season. She was 10 of 20 from the field and grabbed nine offensive rebounds.

Diana Taurasi and DeWanna Bonner made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to pull Phoenix to 75-72 with 43 seconds left. Taurasi added two free throws with 7.3 seconds left to make it 75-74 but Aerial Powers answered with two free throws.

Phoenix (8-11) had possession with 5.3 seconds left, but Taurasi's good look from 3 hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.

Odyssey Sims added 19 points and Powers finished with 17 for Dallas (9-10). The Wings outrebounded Phoenix 46-24.