Despite the loss, rookie JJ Quinerly had a career-high 18 points and a career-best four made threes during the game.

PHOENIX (AP) — Sami Whitcomb scored 29 of her career-high 36 points in the first half, Alyssa Thomas had her 16th career triple-double and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 102-72 on Monday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. Whitcomb’s 29 were the most points scored by a WNBA player in any half this season.

The Dallas Wings (6-13) featured a starting lineup with four rookies on July 3 against the Phoenix Mercury. It marked the first time any WNBA team had that many rookies in a starting lineup since 2000. Now, the Wings are looking to claim another victory against the Mercury in Phoenix Monday night.