Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury

WNBA Semifinals - Game 3 • PHX leads series 2-1

34-10, 14-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lynx MIN	22	22	23	9	76
Mercury PHX	19	29	15	21	84

Phoenix MercuryMercuryPHX

27-17, 15-7 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
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Camryn TaylorC. Taylor#20
Anastasiia Olairi KosuA. Kosu#7
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#3
Jaylyn SherrodJ. Sherrod#00
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
27	2-7	1-3	1-1	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	1	-5	6
12	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-8	0
37	8-15	1-3	0-0	2	4	6	3	0	3	4	5	-10	17
38	3-10	2-6	4-4	1	3	4	5	2	0	1	1	-8	12
37	6-16	2-5	0-0	1	4	5	3	2	0	1	3	-9	14
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	+3	0
18	4-6	0-0	0-0	3	3	6	1	0	3	0	2	0	8
23	7-12	0-4	5-6	1	1	2	3	2	0	2	1	-3	19
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-LEFT FOOT
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	30-71	6-24	10-11	10	19	29	18	7	6	11	14		76
	42.3%	25.0%	90.9%

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
36	9-18	0-0	3-4	3	6	9	8	5	2	4	3	+12	21
12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	2	1	0	+1	0
30	5-11	2-4	11-11	2	2	4	0	0	0	3	3	+12	23
36	9-13	1-3	2-3	0	3	3	2	0	0	3	4	+8	21
23	3-7	2-4	0-0	3	2	5	2	0	0	1	3	-1	8
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22	1-7	0-4	2-2	2	6	8	2	1	1	0	0	+9	4
15	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	-7	3
24	2-7	0-2	0-2	0	1	1	4	2	0	3	2	+6	4
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	30-65	6-18	18-22	12	25	37	19	9	5	15	15		84
	46.2%	33.3%	81.8%

+/- 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
76
Mercury
84

Game 3

9/26

Lynx
Mercury

Game 4

9/28

ESPN

Mercury
Lynx

Game 5

9/30

PHX Arena

9:40 PM, September 26, 2025Coverage: ESPN2

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 15,941

Referees:
Isaac Barnett
Randy Richardson
Jenna Reneau

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

Lynx's Reeve blasts refs after Collier hurt late in Game 3 loss

Ejected late in Game 3, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was critical of the officials Friday night, saying it was "malpractice" to have them work a semifinal playoff game.

Mercury aim to secure semifinals win over the Lynx

Minnesota Lynx (34-10, 20-4 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (27-17, 13-11 Western Conference)

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Lynx's Reeve blasts refs after Collier hurt late in Game 3 loss

Mercury aim to secure semifinals win over the Lynx

Wilson, Aces to face Boston, Fever on Sunday