Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury
The quarters and both box scores.
Lynx80
Mercury81FinalMortgage Matchup CenterScoring by quarter
Final| Scoring | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lynx | 15 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 80 |
 Mercury | 21 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 81 |
Box score
FinalMinnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napheesa CollierForward | 40 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 7-19 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Kayla McBrideGuard | 35 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8-15 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bridget CarletonForward | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Alanna SmithForward | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Courtney WilliamsGuard | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Natisha HiedemanGuard | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cecilia ZandalasiniForward | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dorka JuhaszForward | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olivia EpoupaG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alissa PiliF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | — | 80 | 36 | 24 | 28-72 | 15-34 | 9-11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
Did not play Diamond Miller right knee injury · Sika Kone coach's decision
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha CloudGuard | 34 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Kahleah CopperGuard | 32 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 13-23 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Diana TaurasiG | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4-19 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rebecca AllenGuard | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sophie CunninghamGuard | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brittney GrinerCenter | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Natasha MackForward | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sug SuttonG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liz DixonF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | — | 81 | 39 | 18 | 29-70 | 9-26 | 14-18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
Did not play Mikiah Herbert Harrigan coach's decision · Morgan Bertsch coach's decision
Team stats
Final| Lynx | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| 28-72 | FG | 29-70 |
| 38.9% | FG% | 41.4% |
| 15-34 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 44.1% | 3PT% | 34.6% |
| 9-11 | FT | 14-18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Off reb | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
82.9 possessions each, estimated off the box the standard way. Lynx on 1 day, Mercury on 2 days.