Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury

WNBA Semifinals - Game 4 • PHX wins series 3-1

34-10, 14-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lynx MIN	25	13	30	13	81
Mercury PHX	14	24	17	31	86

Phoenix MercuryMercuryPHX

27-17, 15-7 Home

Minnesota Lynx

starters
Jessica ShepardJ. Shepard#15
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton#6
Alanna SmithA. Smith#8
Kayla McBrideK. McBride#21
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams#10
bench
Maria KliundikovaM. Kliundikova#77
Anastasiia Olairi KosuA. Kosu#7
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Napheesa CollierN. Collier#24
Camryn TaylorC. Taylor#20
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#3
Jaylyn SherrodJ. Sherrod#00
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
36	6-11	0-1	2-2	0	7	7	2	2	0	2	1	+5	14
29	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	3	3	1	2	1	1	4	-8	3
27	4-6	0-1	0-0	2	6	8	1	1	2	1	4	-1	8
38	10-23	6-11	5-5	1	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	-5	31
33	9-22	2-6	0-0	0	3	3	6	2	0	0	3	+2	20
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	1	1	2	-6	2
3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	-4	0
21	1-7	0-2	1-2	0	2	2	4	0	1	1	3	-8	3
DNP-LEFT ANKLE
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-LEFT FOOT
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	32-77	9-24	8-9	4	30	34	19	8	6	6	18		81
	41.6%	37.5%	88.9%

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
37	11-18	0-0	1-3	1	7	8	10	1	0	6	2	+6	23
11	1-4	0-0	2-2	2	3	5	1	0	1	1	1	-13	4
36	6-11	3-7	6-9	1	5	6	3	0	0	2	3	+10	21
32	3-12	2-6	5-5	1	3	4	0	0	0	3	0	-6	13
21	1-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
26	4-7	3-4	2-2	0	6	6	1	1	2	0	0	+17	13
10	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	-5	3
27	2-8	1-6	1-2	1	3	4	3	0	0	0	2	+16	6
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	29-68	11-28	17-23	7	31	38	20	2	3	12	10		86
	42.6%	39.3%	73.9%

+/- 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
76
Mercury
84

Game 3

9/26

Lynx
81
Mercury
86

Game 4

9/28

PHX Arena

8:00 PM, September 28, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 16,919

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Amy Bonner
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Kevin Fahy

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

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