Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx
The quarters and both box scores.
Mercury88
Lynx101FinalTarget CenterScoring by quarter
Final| Scoring | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mercury | 25 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 88 |
 Lynx | 21 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 101 |
Box score
FinalPhoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha CloudGuard | 35 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sophie CunninghamGuard | 35 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diana TaurasiG | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Brittney GrinerCenter | 28 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Kahleah CopperGuard | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Celeste TaylorG | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Natasha MackForward | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Monique BillingsForward | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amy AtwellF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikiah Herbert HarriganF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | — | 88 | 31 | 25 | 35-68 | 8-26 | 10-14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
Did not play Charisma Osborne left lower leg strain · Rebecca Allen back injury
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napheesa CollierForward | 38 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 14-20 | 2-3 | 12-14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bridget CarletonForward | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kayla McBrideGuard | 34 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alanna SmithForward | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Courtney WilliamsGuard | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Natisha HiedemanGuard | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myisha Hines-AllenForward | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecilia ZandalasiniForward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alissa PiliF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Diamond MillerForward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorka JuhaszForward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivia EpoupaG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | — | 101 | 25 | 28 | 34-67 | 10-26 | 23-27 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Team stats
Final| Mercury | Lynx | |
|---|---|---|
| 35-68 | FG | 34-67 |
| 51.5% | FG% | 50.7% |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 30.8% | 3PT% | 38.5% |
| 10-14 | FT | 23-27 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Off reb | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 26 | Fouls | 14 |
81.5 possessions each, estimated off the box the standard way. Both clubs on 2 days' rest.