Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
19-15, 9-8 Away
62
19-15, 9-8 Away
26-8, 15-2 Home
85
26-8, 15-2 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
34% (24-70)
Field Goal %
53% (34-64)
11% (2-18)
Three Point %
18% (2-11)
92% (12-13)
Free Throw %
75% (15-20)
19
Turnovers
14
33
Rebounds
36
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Tom Mauer
Referee:Daryl Humphrey
Game Flow
--PHX
--MIN
Shot Chart
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 7-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 4-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot two point shot
- Briana Gilbreath makes 16-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 4-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 21-foot jumper
- Krystal Thomas makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses 13-foot two point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 10-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lynetta Kizer makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 19-foot jumper
- Lynetta Kizer misses 20-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jasmine James misses 18-foot jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 8-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath misses 12-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup
- Maya Moore makes 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses layup
- Alexis Hornbuckle misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
- Monica Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Jasmine James misses 10-foot two point shot
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 14-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devereaux Peters makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
- Charde Houston misses 14-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses driving layup
- Monica Wright misses two point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Maya Moore makes 27-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 55-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Briana Gilbreath assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Janel McCarville makes 16-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 15-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 4-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses jumper
- Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 5-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsey Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Charde Houston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup
- Monica Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
- Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charde Houston makes two point shot
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Charde Houston makes 18-foot jumper
- Monica Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes two point shot
- Charde Houston misses 58-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 11-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monica Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore makes layup
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 1
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monica Wright makes 15-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 17-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
- Monica Wright makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charde Houston misses 6-foot jumper
- Krystal Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Krystal Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Amber Harris makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsey Moore assists)
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lynetta Kizer misses 18-foot jumper
- Monica Wright makes driving layup
- Charde Houston makes 17-foot jumper (Jasmine James assists)
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes 11-foot two point shot
- Rachel Jarry misses jumper
- Sugar Rodgers misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Krystal Thomas misses 5-foot jumper
- Jasmine James misses 16-foot jumper
- Rachel Jarry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rachel Jarry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jasmine James makes layup (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
- Rachel Jarry misses driving layup
- Charde Houston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine James assists)
- Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 15 | 5 | .750 | - | W3 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 5 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Golden State | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1.5 | W4 |
| Dallas | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6 | L2 |
| Portland | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7 | L3 |
| Phoenix | 8 | 13 | .381 | 7.5 | W3 |
| Seattle | 5 | 16 | .238 | 10.5 | L1 |
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