Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WNBA SEMIFINALS - GAME 2 • MIN leads series 2-0
16-18, 5-12 Away
86
16-18, 5-12 Away
28-6, 15-2 Home
96
28-6, 15-2 Home
Phoenix Mercury
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 16 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | +1 | |
| 35 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -15 | |
| 18 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 | |
| 36 | 31 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 11-11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -16 | |
| 30 | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | |
| 23 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -7 | |
| 19 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -9 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-SPRAINED LEFT ELBOW | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
86 | 27-60 | 2-12 | 30-31 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 28 | |||
45% | 17% | 97% | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 35 | 13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | +15 | |
| 32 | 26 | 6-18 | 4-7 | 10-10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +9 | |
| 24 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
| 25 | 16 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | |
| 29 | 9 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +11 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 18 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +8 | |
| 22 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +10 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
96 | 29-66 | 5-10 | 33-37 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 26 | |||
44% | 50% | 89% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Jeff Smith
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Byron Jarrett
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 17 | 6 | .739 | - | W2 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 6 | .739 | - | W2 |
| Golden State | 17 | 7 | .708 | 0.5 | W7 |
| Dallas | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | W4 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 11 | .476 | 6 | W2 |
| Portland | 10 | 13 | .435 | 7 | W1 |
| Phoenix | 8 | 16 | .333 | 9.5 | L3 |
| Seattle | 6 | 19 | .240 | 12 | L2 |
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