PHOENIX -- Rookie Kaela Davis scored 20 points as the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 68-58 on Sunday in the season opener for both teams.
Davis, a first-round draft pick from NCAA champion South Carolina, went 6 of 10 from the field and 8 of 8 from the line and did not miss a shot until the fourth quarter. Allisha Gray, another first-round pick from South Carolina, added 11 points.
Phoenix, with 10 new players on its roster, raced to an 11-point lead midway through the first quarter, but Dallas quickly erased that and the game was tight until the Wings went up by 12 late in the fourth quarter. Karima Christmas-Kelly scored to cap a 10-0 run that put Dallas up 66-54 with 2:20 to play.
The Wings went 17 of 20 from the line, compared with 8 of 15 for Phoenix, and had a 41-17 rebounding advantage.
Brittney Griner led Phoenix with 18 points. Diana Taurasi went 1 of 11 and scored three points.
