Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WNBA Semifinals - Game 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
27-17, 12-10 Away
69
27-17, 12-10 Away
34-10, 20-2 Home
82
34-10, 20-2 Home
Phoenix Mercury
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 37 | 18 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -14 | |
| 12 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 32 | 10 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -12 | |
| 37 | 22 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -13 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 25 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | -17 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | |
| 24 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | |
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69 | 31-75 | 3-23 | 4-4 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 6 | |||
41% | 13% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +18 | |
| 26 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +3 | |
| 34 | 18 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +9 | |
| 38 | 21 | 6-17 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +14 | |
| 33 | 23 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +11 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +14 | |
| 19 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
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82 | 34-77 | 9-29 | 5-6 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 10 | |||
44% | 31% | 83% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Angelica Suffren
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Eric Brewton
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 15 | 4 | .789 | - | W2 |
| Las Vegas | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1 | W2 |
| Golden State | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Dallas | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7.5 | L3 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Seattle | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10.5 | W2 |
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