Bonner powers Mercury to win over Sun
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DeWanna Bonner scored 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds, helping the visiting Phoenix Mercury beat the Eastern Conference-leading Connecticut Sun, 91-82, on Friday night.
Bonner drained six of the team's 11 three-pointers.
Diana Taurasi supplied 16 points for Phoenix, which has won three of its last four games after dropping 10 in a row. Krystal Thomas registered 16 rebounds in the Mercury's first win over Connecticut on Aug. 29, 2009. The Sun had won four straight in the series.
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Renee Montgomery paced Connecticut with 25 points, while Tina Charles added 18.
The Sun, who have dropped two of three, trailed by as many as 21 points.