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Paige Bueckers stole the show in the Dallas Wings' win over the visiting Phoenix Mercury, scoring 26 points and moving Dallas up a spot in the playoff seeding for now on the back of a sixth straight win.

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Mercury waived forward Alexis Prince.

Center Murjanatu Musa, who was not with the Mercury for training camp as she satisfied her obligation to French club Targes Gespe Bigorre, has been activated. Due to this transaction, the Mercury needed to free up a roster spot, hence the decision to waive Prince. The veteran forward played 22 minutes in Phoenix’s season-opening win over Seattle, finishing with two points, eight rebounds and one assist. Phoenix plays its next game against the Sparks on Wednesday.