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

PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	MIN	+/-
14	6-11	0-1	2-2	7	2	2	2	0	0	7	1	36	+5
3	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	2	1	0	3	4	29	-8
8	4-6	0-1	0-0	8	1	1	1	2	2	6	4	27	-1
31	10-23	6-11	5-5	4	2	0	1	1	1	3	0	38	-5
20	9-22	2-6	0-0	3	6	0	2	0	0	3	3	33	+2
PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	MIN	+/-
2	1-6	0-2	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	1	5	2	14	-6
0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-4
3	1-7	0-2	1-2	2	4	1	0	1	0	2	3	21	-8
DNP-LEFT ANKLE
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-LEFT FOOT
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
81	32-77	9-24	8-9	34	19	6	8	6	4	30	18
	42%	38%	89%

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

PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	MIN	+/-
23	11-18	0-0	1-3	8	10	6	1	0	1	7	2	37	+6
4	1-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	2	3	1	11	-13
21	6-11	3-7	6-9	6	3	2	0	0	1	5	3	36	+10
13	3-12	2-6	5-5	4	0	3	0	0	1	3	0	32	-6
3	1-5	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	0
PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	MIN	+/-
13	4-7	3-4	2-2	6	1	0	1	2	0	6	0	26	+17
3	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	10	-5
6	2-8	1-6	1-2	4	3	0	0	0	1	3	2	27	+16
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
86	29-68	11-28	17-23	38	20	12	2	3	7	31	10
	43%	39%	74%

+/- 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

Mortgage Matchup Center

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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