With Diana Taurasi unavailable (day-to-day; sore knee), Penny Taylor led the Mercury to a home win over the Mystics. Taylor racked up a season-high 31 points. Midseason import Maria Stepanova had 17.

Stepanova could return to Russia before the WNBA playoffs. Right now, though, the Mercury just want to make those playoffs; they've won four in a row, but are still four games under .500.