Alyssa Thomas' 20-point triple-double leads Mercury past Liberty

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PHOENIX -- Alyssa Thomas had the first 20-point triple-double in WNBA postseason history, and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the semifinals by eliminating the defending champion New York Liberty 79-73 in Game 3 on Friday night.

Satou Sabally added 23 points and 12 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Mercury, who play at top-seeded Minnesota on Sunday to start the best-of-five semifinal round.

Thomas, who had 11 rebounds and 11 assists, has five of the seven WNBA playoff triple-doubles.

Sami Whitcomb scored 13 points, and Kahleah Copper had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Mercury, who had a 49-33 advantage on the boards. DeWanna Bonner had eight rebounds to pass Candace…