Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Semifinals - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

27-17, 12-10 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Mercury PHX	19	13	22	25	10	89
Lynx MIN	21	27	14	17	4	83

Minnesota LynxLynxMIN

34-10, 20-2 Home

Phoenix Mercury

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

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
43	6-15	0-0	7-10	2	6	8	13	1	0	4	3	+13	19
19	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	2	1	1	0	2	-14	4
38	9-22	5-11	1-1	3	6	9	1	0	0	2	4	0	24
33	3-8	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	3	-1	8
19	3-5	1-2	2-2	1	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	-3	9
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
26	2-9	0-2	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	1	+6	4
15	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	+15	8
33	5-13	3-9	0-0	0	4	4	6	2	0	2	2	+14	13
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	33-79	13-32	10-13	9	28	37	29	10	1	14	15		89
	41.8%	40.6%	76.9%

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
Camryn TaylorC. Taylor#20
Anastasiia Olairi KosuA. Kosu#7
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Jaylyn SherrodJ. Sherrod#00
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#3
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41	0-7	0-5	2-2	3	2	5	1	2	1	1	0	-5	2
30	6-9	1-3	0-0	1	8	9	5	0	3	2	4	-9	13
38	10-22	2-8	2-2	0	6	6	1	3	2	1	3	-11	24
43	8-15	4-8	1-1	1	0	1	3	1	0	3	0	-6	21
36	9-19	0-3	2-2	0	7	7	9	3	0	7	4	-3	20
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
15	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	5	7	2	0	0	2	1	+1	3
7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	+5	0
0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	-2	0
0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DNP-LEFT FOOT
	34-75	7-28	8-9	7	30	37	22	9	7	17	13		83
	45.3%	25.0%	88.9%

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

Mercury
69
Lynx
82

Game 1

9/21

Mercury
89
Lynx
83

Game 2

9/23

Lynx
Mercury

Game 3

9/26

ESPN2

Lynx
Mercury

Game 4

9/28

ESPN

Mercury
Lynx

Game 5

9/30

Target Center

7:30 PM, September 23, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 10,824

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Tim Greene
Ryan Sassano
Ashley Gloss

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

Aces heed call to get 'feisty,' tie series in Game 2 blowout

After a disappointing Game 1, the Aces ramped up their intensity in a 22-point blowout of the Fever to even the series Tuesday night.

Mercury author historic comeback, knot series with Lynx

The Phoenix Mercury posted an 89-83 overtime victory over the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center Tuesday night, tying the WNBA record for largest road comeback in the postseason, matching the Chicago's Sky's 20-point rally against the Atlanta Dream in 2014.

Aces cruise to G2 win, tie series with Fever

A'ja Wilson scores 25 points as the Aces defeat the Fever 90-68 to take Game 2 of their playoff series.

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Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx

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Aces heed call to get 'feisty,' tie series in Game 2 blowout

Mercury author historic comeback, knot series with Lynx

Aces cruise to G2 win, tie series with Fever