Mercury 79-71 Lynx (Jul 9, 2025) Box Score

Minnesota Lynx

17-3, 6-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	19	18	20	14	71
PHX	15	25	12	27	79

Phoenix Mercury

14-6, 9-3 home

Minnesota Lynx

starters
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton#6
Alanna SmithA. Smith#8
Napheesa CollierN. Collier#24
Kayla McBrideK. McBride#21
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams#10
bench
Jessica ShepardJ. Shepard#15
Maria KliundikovaM. Kliundikova#77
Diamond MillerD. Miller#1
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Alissa PiliA. Pili#35
Anastasiia Olairi KosuA. Kosu#7
Karlie SamuelsonK. Samuelson#44
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
34	4-11	2-7	0-0	2	0	2	4	2	0	1	2	-6	10
29	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	7	9	1	0	0	1	3	-7	2
36	8-15	0-3	2-2	2	5	7	2	1	2	2	0	-6	18
33	2-8	2-5	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	-7	6
32	9-18	1-2	2-2	1	5	6	5	1	0	4	2	-5	21
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	4	7	2	0	0	4	0	-1	8
4	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-2	0
8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-3	0
13	2-5	1-2	1-1	0	3	3	3	0	0	2	1	-3	6
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-FOOT INJURY
	30-70	6-23	5-5	10	26	36	17	5	2	16	13		71
	42.9%	26.1%	100.0%

Phoenix Mercury

starters
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Kathryn WestbeldK. Westbeld#24
Natasha MackN. Mack#4
Sami WhitcombS. Whitcomb#33
Monique Akoa MakaniM. Akoa Makani#8
bench
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner#14
Kalani BrownK. Brown#21
Kitija LaksaK. Laksa#9
Kiana WilliamsK. Williams#23
Satou SaballyS. Sabally#0
Kahleah CopperK. Copper#2
Lexi HeldL. Held#1
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
34	14-24	0-0	1-1	1	7	8	5	2	0	3	2	+8	29
28	3-7	0-2	1-1	1	5	6	0	2	0	1	4	+12	7
16	3-3	0-0	1-1	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	-5	7
29	3-9	0-3	4-4	0	5	5	6	1	1	3	1	+7	10
30	6-13	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	+14	13
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
26	2-6	0-2	3-3	1	5	6	2	1	0	0	1	+13	7
2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
19	1-6	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-5	2
16	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
DNP-RIGHT ANKLE INJURY
DNP-RIGHT HAMSTRING
DNP-COLLAPSED LUNG
	34-73	1-16	10-10	7	28	35	17	6	1	9	12		79
	46.6%	6.3%	100.0%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

Lynx
74
Mercury
71

Game 1

5/30

Mercury
65
Lynx
88

Game 2

6/3

Lynx
71
Mercury
79

Game 3

7/9

Mercury
Lynx

Game 4

7/16

Merc+

PHX Arena

3:30 PM, July 9, 2025Coverage: Merc+

Phoenix, AZ

Line: MIN -7.5

Over/Under: 160.5

Attendance: 10,083

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Charles Watson
Jenna Reneau

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	18	3	.857	-	W1
Phoenix	14	6	.700	3.5	W2
Seattle	12	8	.600	5.5	L1
Golden State	10	9	.526	7	W1
Las Vegas	9	11	.450	8.5	L2
Los Angeles	6	14	.300	11.5	L1
Dallas	6	15	.286	12	L2

Burton leads Golden State against Las Vegas after 21-point showing

Golden State Valkyries (10-9, 5-5 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (9-11, 4-6 Western Conference)

Chicago hosts Minnesota after Allen's 27-point game

Minnesota Lynx (18-3, 13-2 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (6-13, 1-8 Eastern Conference)

Mystics close on a 12-2 run to beat the short-handed Aces 70-68

— Brittney Sykes scored 18 points, Shakira Austin had 16 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Mystics closed on a 12-2 run to beat the short-handed Las Vegas Aces 70-68 on Thursday night.

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Minnesota Lynx

Phoenix Mercury

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

Game Information

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

WNBA News

Burton leads Golden State against Las Vegas after 21-point showing

Chicago hosts Minnesota after Allen's 27-point game

Mystics close on a 12-2 run to beat the short-handed Aces 70-68