Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
- Napheesa Collier makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses layup
- Alanna Smith makes tip shot
- Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point shot
- Alanna Smith makes layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 12-foot jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 10-foot jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 18-foot running pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 2-foot two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 22-foot three point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes 22-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 20-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Natasha Mack blocks Napheesa Collier 's 3-foot driving layup
- Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Alanna Smith misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes driving layup
- Maria Kliundikova misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride makes two point shot
- Kayla McBride makes layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Maria Kliundikova misses 7-foot hook shot
- Alanna Smith makes 4-foot two point shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes driving layup
- Courtney Williams makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Courtney Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith blocks Kahleah Copper 's 5-foot driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
- Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Natasha Mack makes 4-foot layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses layup
- Satou Sabally makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Alanna Smith blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 23-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally makes 6-foot two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Satou Sabally makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Natasha Mack misses 6-foot two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses running pullup jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Satou Sabally misses 34-foot three point jumper
- Sami Whitcomb makes 6-foot two point shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Natasha Mack makes 3-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Bridget Carleton blocks Kahleah Copper 's 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monique Akoa Makani makes 3-foot two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Monique Akoa Makani makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith blocks Satou Sabally 's 5-foot driving layup
- Satou Sabally misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Monique Akoa Makani makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Satou Sabally makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kathryn Westbeld makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kathryn Westbeld makes 22-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kathryn Westbeld makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses driving floating jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses 22-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 17-foot jumper
- Maria Kliundikova blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 3-foot driving layup
- Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 22-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot jumper
- Satou Sabally makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes 24-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
- Satou Sabally misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier blocks DeWanna Bonner's driving layup
- Satou Sabally misses layup
- Satou Sabally makes tip shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Satou Sabally assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 11-foot two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes 15-foot jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving floating jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
- Kahleah Copper makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Napheesa Collier blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 6-foot driving layup
- Satou Sabally misses 22-foot three point jumper
MERCURY
LYNX
TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
---|---|---|---|---|
10:00 | Natasha Mack vs. Alanna Smith (Alyssa Thomas gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
9:40 | Alanna Smith blocks Kahleah Copper 's 5-foot driving layup | 0 | 0 | |
9:38 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
9:24 | Napheesa Collier makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists) | 0 | 2 | |
9:04 | Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 | |
9:01 | Natasha Mack offensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
8:56 | Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 3 | 2 | |
8:36 | Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 | |
8:33 | Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
8:24 | Natasha Mack makes 4-foot layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists) | 5 | 2 | |
8:07 | Bridget Carleton misses layup | 5 | 2 | |
8:06 | Alanna Smith offensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
8:05 | Alanna Smith makes tip shot | 5 | 4 | |
7:52 | Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 4 | |
7:50 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
7:46 | Courtney Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover | 5 | 4 | |
7:27 | Alyssa Thomas misses 4-foot two point shot | 5 | 4 | |
7:24 | Natasha Mack offensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
7:22 | Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists) | 8 | 4 | |
7:08 | Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot | 8 | 4 | |
7:06 | Kahleah Copper defensive rebound | 8 | 4 | |
6:57 | Satou Sabally misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 4 | |
6:56 | Lynx defensive team rebound | 8 | 4 | |
6:56 | Natasha Mack loose ball foul | 8 | 4 | |
6:44 | Napheesa Collier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists) | 8 | 7 | |
6:29 | Monique Akoa Makani misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 8 | 7 | |
6:26 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 8 | 7 | |
6:22 | Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point shot | 8 | 7 | |
6:19 | Mercury defensive team rebound | 8 | 7 | |
6:01 | Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup | 10 | 7 | |
5:37 | Alanna Smith makes layup (Bridget Carleton assists) | 10 | 9 | |
5:15 | Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper | 10 | 9 | |
5:13 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 10 | 9 | |
4:56 | Alanna Smith makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) | 10 | 11 | |
4:46 | Alyssa Thomas misses layup | 10 | 11 | |
4:43 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 10 | 11 | |
4:39 | Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists) | 10 | 14 | |
4:39 | Mercury Full timeout | 10 | 14 | |
4:39 | Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Natasha Mack | 10 | 14 | |
4:39 | Kathryn Westbeld enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani | 10 | 14 | |
4:20 | Satou Sabally makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists) | 13 | 14 | |
3:57 | Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot two point shot | 13 | 14 | |
3:55 | Satou Sabally defensive rebound | 13 | 14 | |
3:47 | Alanna Smith blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 23-foot three point jumper | 13 | 14 | |
3:43 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 13 | 14 | |
3:39 | Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot | 13 | 14 | |
3:36 | Satou Sabally defensive rebound | 13 | 14 | |
3:24 | Satou Sabally makes 6-foot two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 15 | 14 | |
3:10 | Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper | 15 | 14 | |
3:06 | Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound | 15 | 14 | |
3:00 | Courtney Williams personal foul | 15 | 14 | |
3:00 | Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Alanna Smith | 15 | 14 | |
3:00 | Jessica Shepard enters the game for Courtney Williams | 15 | 14 | |
3:00 | DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Kahleah Copper | 15 | 14 | |
2:54 | Satou Sabally misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 15 | 14 | |
2:51 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 15 | 14 | |
2:38 | Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists) | 15 | 16 | |
2:18 | DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals) | 15 | 16 | |
2:14 | Napheesa Collier makes two point shot | 15 | 18 | |
1:55 | Sami Whitcomb bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals) | 15 | 18 | |
1:43 | Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper | 15 | 18 | |
1:41 | Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound | 15 | 18 | |
1:24 | Alyssa Thomas lost ball turnover (Napheesa Collier steals) | 15 | 18 | |
1:19 | Natisha Hiedeman bad pass (Kathryn Westbeld steals) | 15 | 18 | |
1:13 | Satou Sabally makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 17 | 18 | |
56.5 | Alyssa Thomas personal foul | 17 | 18 | |
56.5 | Courtney Williams enters the game for Bridget Carleton | 17 | 18 | |
56.5 | Monique Akoa Makani enters the game for Satou Sabally | 17 | 18 | |
56.5 | Natasha Mack enters the game for Alyssa Thomas | 17 | 18 | |
55.2 | Natasha Mack personal foul | 17 | 18 | |
55.2 | Jessica Shepard misses free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 18 | |
55.2 | Lynx offensive team rebound | 17 | 18 | |
55.2 | Maria Kliundikova enters the game for Napheesa Collier | 17 | 18 | |
55.2 | Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 19 | |
41.2 | Natisha Hiedeman shooting foul | 17 | 19 | |
41.2 | Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 19 | |
41.2 | Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 19 | |
41.2 | Maria Kliundikova lane violation | 19 | 19 | |
31.2 | Jessica Shepard lost ball turnover (Natasha Mack steals) | 19 | 19 | |
26.9 | Monique Akoa Makani out of bounds lost ball turnover | 19 | 19 | |
7.4 | Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 19 | 21 | |
0.5 | Monique Akoa Makani bad pass (Kayla McBride steals) | 19 | 21 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 21 |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Center
7:30 PM, September 23, 2025Coverage: ESPN
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,824
- Referees:
- Roy Gulbeyan
- Tim Greene
- Ryan Sassano
- Ashley Gloss
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 |