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
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Alyssa Thomas makes 4-foot two point shot
- Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Natasha Mack makes layup (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Natasha Mack makes 2-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
- Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot layup (Alanna Smith assists)
- Monique Akoa Makani makes 1-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 1-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 1-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Satou Sabally makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
- Courtney Williams makes driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 13-foot two point shot
- Satou Sabally makes two point shot
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kahleah Copper makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes tip shot
- Courtney Williams misses two point shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Satou Sabally makes 2-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three pointer (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Satou Sabally assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three pointer
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kayla McBride misses driving layup
- Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 11-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Satou Sabally assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 17-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Satou Sabally misses driving layup
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Courtney Williams makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard misses layup
- Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 4-foot two point shot
- Natasha Mack makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kahleah Copper misses running pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Jessica Shepard misses 7-foot two point shot
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes technical free throw
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 47-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Maria Kliundikova misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point jumper (Maria Kliundikova assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 7-foot two point shot
- Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
- Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses 12-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Kahleah Copper misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point shot
- Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Courtney Williams makes 1-foot two point shot
- Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Satou Sabally misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Maria Kliundikova makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: MIN, 78.2
Win %: MIN, 77.0
Win %: MIN, 74.6
Win %: MIN, 73.9
Win %: MIN, 75.9
Win %: MIN, 76.6
Win %: MIN, 74.4
Win %: MIN, 73.6
Win %: MIN, 75.7
Win %: MIN, 76.4
Win %: MIN, 73.4
Win %: MIN, 75.4
Win %: MIN, 76.2
Win %: MIN, 73.8
Win %: MIN, 76.0
Win %: MIN, 79.1
Win %: MIN, 77.3
Win %: MIN, 75.3
Win %: MIN, 74.6
Win %: MIN, 76.4
Win %: MIN, 77.0
Win %: MIN, 75.1
Win %: MIN, 76.9
Win %: MIN, 76.1
Win %: MIN, 78.4
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Golden State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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