Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
Game Leaders
Team Stats
0% (34-65)
Field Goal %
0% (30-78)
37% (10-27)
Three Point %
28% (7-25)
0% (25-28)
Free Throw %
0% (12-14)
14
Turnovers
18
32
Rebounds
40
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

Referee:Eric Brewton
Referee:Jeff Smith
Referee:Angelica Suffren

Shot Chart
- Svetlana Abrosimova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Tiffany Stansbury made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
- Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
- Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
- Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Tiffany Stansbury made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
- Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Noelle Quinn made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
- Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.
- Noelle Quinn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
- Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.
- Tiffany Stansbury made Layup.
- Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kathrin Ress made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kathrin Ress missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kathrin Ress missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelly Schumacher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
- Kathrin Ress made Layup. Assisted by Eshaya Murphy.
- Kelly Mazzante made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Kelly Miller missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Eshaya Murphy made Driving Layup. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
- Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 1 of 3.
- Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 2 of 3.
- Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 3 of 3.
- Kelly Schumacher missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kristen Mann missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Amber Jacobs made 12 ft Jumper.
- Eshaya Murphy made Driving Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
- Kelly Miller made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Miller made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Tiffany Stansbury missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.
- Amber Jacobs missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Kristen Mann made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
- Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Svetlana Abrosimova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Noelle Quinn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
- Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eshaya Murphy missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Noelle Quinn made 16 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
- Penny Taylor made Layup.
- Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Tangela Smith made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Seimone Augustus made Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
- Penny Taylor missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tiffany Stansbury made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
- Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Miller made Driving Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
- Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Tiffany Stansbury made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
- Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kathrin Ress missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kathrin Ress missed Layup.
- Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Noelle Quinn made Driving Layup.
- Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
- Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Mazzante missed Three Point Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tiffany Stansbury.
- Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Tiffany Stansbury missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kristen Mann made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
- Eshaya Murphy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eshaya Murphy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eshaya Murphy missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eshaya Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
- Belinda Snell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Kristen Mann missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Ohlde made Tip Shot.
- Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
- Kristen Mann made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Kristen Mann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eshaya Murphy.
- Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
- Nicole Ohlde missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Eshaya Murphy missed Layup.
- Tiffany Stansbury made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tiffany Stansbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
- Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
- Nicole Ohlde missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Belinda Snell made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper.
- Tiffany Stansbury missed Layup.
- Belinda Snell made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Svetlana Abrosimova missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
- Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
- Eshaya Murphy made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
- Jennifer Derevjanik made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Navond Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
- Navond Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Mazzante made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
- Eshaya Murphy missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jennifer Lacy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jennifer Lacy missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tiffany Stansbury made Driving Layup. Assisted by Navond Moore.
- Jennifer Lacy made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
- Nicole Ohlde missed Two Point Shot.
- Noelle Quinn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
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