Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
- Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot layup (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 1-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 1-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes driving layup
- Courtney Williams makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Kayla McBride misses 13-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three pointer (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three pointer
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 11-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes driving layup
- Kayla McBride misses 17-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard misses layup
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 4-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Jessica Shepard misses 7-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 47-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Maria Kliundikova misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point jumper (Maria Kliundikova assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 1-foot two point shot
- Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Maria Kliundikova makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot
- Natasha Mack makes layup (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Natasha Mack makes 2-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Monique Akoa Makani makes 1-foot two point shot
- Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 1-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Satou Sabally makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally makes two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes tip shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally makes 2-foot two point shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Satou Sabally assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Kahleah Copper misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Satou Sabally assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kayla McBride blocks Natasha Mack 's 4-foot jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Natasha Mack makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses running pullup jump shot
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
- Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 12-foot two point shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point shot
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
MERCURY
LYNX
TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
---|---|---|---|---|
10:00 | Natasha Mack vs. Alanna Smith (Alyssa Thomas gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
9:44 | Alyssa Thomas makes 4-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
9:28 | Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
9:26 | Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
9:15 | Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
9:12 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
9:04 | Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
9:01 | Kahleah Copper defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
8:50 | Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
8:48 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
8:45 | Alanna Smith traveling | 2 | 0 | |
8:29 | Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
8:27 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
8:13 | Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
8:10 | Napheesa Collier offensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
8:05 | Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 2 | 3 | |
7:42 | Natasha Mack makes layup (Kahleah Copper assists) | 4 | 3 | |
7:33 | Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 3 | |
7:31 | Natasha Mack defensive rebound | 4 | 3 | |
7:21 | Satou Sabally misses driving layup | 4 | 3 | |
7:19 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 4 | 3 | |
7:16 | Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 3 | |
7:11 | Lynx offensive team rebound | 4 | 3 | |
7:05 | Kahleah Copper personal foul | 4 | 3 | |
6:54 | Kayla McBride makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists) | 4 | 5 | |
6:33 | Natasha Mack makes 2-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists) | 6 | 5 | |
6:18 | Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) | 6 | 8 | |
5:58 | Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup | 8 | 8 | |
5:49 | Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot | 8 | 8 | |
5:48 | Mercury defensive team rebound | 8 | 8 | |
5:48 | Alanna Smith loose ball foul | 8 | 8 | |
5:48 | Kathryn Westbeld enters the game for Natasha Mack | 8 | 8 | |
5:40 | Bridget Carleton shooting foul | 8 | 8 | |
5:40 | Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 8 | |
5:40 | Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 8 | |
5:26 | Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot layup (Alanna Smith assists) | 10 | 10 | |
5:13 | Monique Akoa Makani makes 1-foot two point shot | 12 | 10 | |
4:58 | Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 12 | 10 | |
4:56 | Bridget Carleton offensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
4:50 | Kayla McBride makes 1-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists) | 12 | 12 | |
4:38 | Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 12 | |
4:35 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
4:25 | Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists) | 12 | 14 | |
4:15 | Alanna Smith blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 1-foot two point shot | 12 | 14 | |
4:12 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 12 | 14 | |
4:02 | Alanna Smith makes 1-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists) | 12 | 16 | |
3:43 | Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 14 | 16 | |
3:33 | Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 14 | 16 | |
3:32 | Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound | 14 | 16 | |
3:23 | Satou Sabally makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot | 16 | 16 | |
2:56 | Courtney Williams makes driving layup | 16 | 18 | |
2:35 | Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Kathryn Westbeld assists) | 18 | 18 | |
2:10 | Courtney Williams makes 22-foot step back jumpshot | 18 | 20 | |
1:53 | Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 20 | |
1:51 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 18 | 20 | |
1:32 | Kayla McBride misses 13-foot two point shot | 18 | 20 | |
1:29 | Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound | 18 | 20 | |
1:22 | Satou Sabally makes two point shot | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | Monique Akoa Makani shooting foul | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | Official timeout | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Bridget Carleton | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | Jessica Shepard enters the game for Alanna Smith | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Satou Sabally | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani | 20 | 20 | |
1:16 | Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 21 | |
1:16 | Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 22 | |
1:03 | Kahleah Copper makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists) | 22 | 22 | |
49.5 | Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot | 22 | 22 | |
46.8 | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 22 | 22 | |
42.2 | Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot | 22 | 22 | |
41.2 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 22 | 22 | |
34.3 | Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot | 22 | 22 | |
32.8 | Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound | 22 | 22 | |
27.8 | Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot | 22 | 22 | |
25.4 | Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound | 22 | 22 | |
25.4 | Alyssa Thomas makes tip shot | 24 | 22 | |
1.3 | Courtney Williams misses two point shot | 24 | 22 | |
1.3 | Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 24 | 22 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 22 |
MIN leads 1-0
Game Information
Target Center
5:00 PM, September 21, 2025Coverage: ESPN
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,121
- Referees:
- Jeff Wooten
- Angelica Suffren
- Maj Forsberg
- Eric Brewton
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
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 |